Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

cơm niêu nước lọ

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Also seen as: nước lọ cơm niêu

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A clay pot of rice and a jug of water — the makeshift housekeeping of someone living alone.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cuộc sống độc thân tạm bợ

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Literally: rice in a crock, water in a jar

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Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “cơm niêu nước lọ” mean?

A clay pot of rice and a jug of water — the makeshift housekeeping of someone living alone. Literally: rice in a crock, water in a jar

Is “cơm niêu nước lọ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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