Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

dốc bồ thương kẻ ăn đong

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Emptying your bin, pity those who buy rice by the day — abundance should remember the hand-to-mouth.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đầy ắp nên thương những người thiếu thốn

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Literally: tipping the bin, pity the daily-measure buyer

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “dốc bồ thương kẻ ăn đong” mean?

Emptying your bin, pity those who buy rice by the day — abundance should remember the hand-to-mouth. Literally: tipping the bin, pity the daily-measure buyer

Is “dốc bồ thương kẻ ăn đong” formal or informal?

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

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