Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đi chợ ăn quà, về nhà đỡ cơm

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Get rewarded or benefited without doing much work

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhận được lợi ích mà không cần làm việc nhiều

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Literally: go to market eat gift, come home reduce rice

Examples

Anh ấy đi chợ ăn quà, về nhà đỡ cơm thanks to việc được bạn bè giúp đỡHe got rewarded without doing much work thanks to his friends' help

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

Common questions

What does “Đi chợ ăn quà, về nhà đỡ cơm” mean?

Get rewarded or benefited without doing much work Literally: go to market eat gift, come home reduce rice

Is “Đi chợ ăn quà, về nhà đỡ cơm” formal or informal?

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

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