Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đói cho chết ngày tết cũng no

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Meaning · English

Even the poorest people have enough to eat during the Lunar New Year

Literally: Starve to death, still full on Tet holiday

Examples

Dù gia đình tôi rất nghèo nhưng tôi vẫn tin rằng đời cho chết ngày tết cũng noAlthough my family is very poor, I still believe that even the poorest people have enough to eat during the Lunar New Year

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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 “Đói cho chết ngày tết cũng no” mean?

Even the poorest people have enough to eat during the Lunar New Year Literally: Starve to death, still full on Tet holiday

Is “Đói cho chết ngày tết cũng no” formal or informal?

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

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