Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cơm thợ cày thợ cấy xuềnh xoàng, ăn tuỳ ý

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Meaning · English

Food is plentiful, so one can eat as much as they want

Literally: rice of the plowing worker, eating freely

Examples

Sau mùa thu hoạch, cả làng ăn tuỳ ýAfter the harvest season, the whole village eats freely

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cơm thợ cày thợ cấy xuềnh xoàng, ăn tuỳ ý” mean?

Food is plentiful, so one can eat as much as they want Literally: rice of the plowing worker, eating freely

Is “Cơm thợ cày thợ cấy xuềnh xoàng, ăn tuỳ ý” formal or informal?

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

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