đói thì đầu gối phải bò, cái chân hay chạy cái giò hay đi
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Meaning · English
Hunger sets the knees crawling — feet learn to run and legs to go when the stomach commands.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đói thì đầu gối phải bò, cái chân hay chạy cái giò hay đi” mean?
Hunger sets the knees crawling — feet learn to run and legs to go when the stomach commands.
Is “đói thì đầu gối phải bò, cái chân hay chạy cái giò hay đi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.