cơm nhà việc người
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Home's rice, others' errands — fed at one table, worked at everyone else's.
Literally: house rice, others' business
Examples
Suốt ngày cơm nhà việc người.Home-fed, and forever running everyone else's errands.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “cơm nhà việc người” mean?
Home's rice, others' errands — fed at one table, worked at everyone else's. Literally: house rice, others' business
Is “cơm nhà việc người” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.