dày ăn mỏng làm
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Thick at eating, thin at working — greedy at the table, lazy at the task.
Literally: thick eating, thin working
Examples
Cái ngữ dày ăn mỏng làm ấy ai dám thuê.Who'd hire someone thick at the table and thin at the job?
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
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 “dày ăn mỏng làm” mean?
Thick at eating, thin at working — greedy at the table, lazy at the task. Literally: thick eating, thin working
Is “dày ăn mỏng làm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.