Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đêm thì ăn cơm đầu đầm, đầu ao, ngày cũng ăn vội ăn vàng, ăn bốc ăn nắm

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Meaning · English

Living extravagantly and recklessly

Literally: Night eating rice from the head of the pond, day eating hastily and carelessly

Examples

Anh ấy sống vô cùng phóng khoáng, đêm thì ăn cơm đầu đầm, đầu ao, ngày cũng ăn vội ăn vàng, ăn bốc ăn nắmHe lives very extravagantly, at night he eats rice from the head of the pond, during the day he eats hastily and carelessly

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đêm thì ăn cơm đầu đầm, đầu ao, ngày cũng ăn vội ăn vàng, ăn bốc ăn nắm” mean?

Living extravagantly and recklessly Literally: Night eating rice from the head of the pond, day eating hastily and carelessly

Is “Đêm thì ăn cơm đầu đầm, đầu ao, ngày cũng ăn vội ăn vàng, ăn bốc ăn nắm” formal or informal?

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