Đói thì ăn rau mơ rễ khoai, đừng vào gò Lai mà chết

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Meaning · English

Be content with what you have to avoid risking everything

Literally: When hungry, eat rau moo roots of cassava, don't enter Lai hill to die

Examples

Đói thì ăn rau mơ rễ khoai, đừng vào gò Lai mà chết, anh ạ.Be content with what you have, don't risk everything, brother.

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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 thì ăn rau mơ rễ khoai, đừng vào gò Lai mà chết” mean?

Be content with what you have to avoid risking everything Literally: When hungry, eat rau moo roots of cassava, don't enter Lai hill to die

Is “Đói thì ăn rau mơ rễ khoai, đừng vào gò Lai mà chết” formal or informal?

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