Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đói chớ ăn thóc giống, túng chớ bán lợn mẹ

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Meaning · English

Spend or use resources wisely during hard times

Literally: Hungry don't eat seed rice, poor don't sell mother pig

Examples

Gia đình tôi đang túng nên phải tiết kiệm, nhớ điều 'đói chớ ăn thóc giống, túng chớ bán lợn mẹ'My family is struggling, so we have to save, remembering 'hungry don't eat seed rice, poor don't sell mother pig'

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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 “Đói chớ ăn thóc giống, túng chớ bán lợn mẹ” mean?

Spend or use resources wisely during hard times Literally: Hungry don't eat seed rice, poor don't sell mother pig

Is “Đói chớ ăn thóc giống, túng chớ bán lợn mẹ” formal or informal?

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