Đói lòng ăn hột chà là
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Meaning · English
to endure a bitter or unpleasant situation
Literally: hunger in the heart, eat date seeds
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Khi thất nghiệp, tôi phải lòng ăn hột chà là để sốngWhen I was unemployed, I had to endure a bitter situation to survive
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Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Đói lòng ăn hột chà là” mean?
to endure a bitter or unpleasant situation Literally: hunger in the heart, eat date seeds
Is “Đói lòng ăn hột chà là” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.