Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đói thì ăn rau, đau thì uống thuốc

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Meaning · English

To accept a solution when there's no better option

Literally: Hungry then eat vegetables, hurt then drink medicine

Examples

Khi mất việc, tôi đành phải làm công việc khác dù không yêu thích, đời là thế, đói thì ăn rau, đau thì uống thuốcWhen I lost my job, I had to take another job even though I didn't like it, that's life, when hungry eat vegetables, when hurt drink medicine

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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 thì ăn rau, đau thì uống thuốc” mean?

To accept a solution when there's no better option Literally: Hungry then eat vegetables, hurt then drink medicine

Is “Đói thì ăn rau, đau thì uống thuốc” formal or informal?

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

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