Đói thì đầu gối phải bò, no cơm ấm cật, chẳng dò đi đâu
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When in need, one must be humble and compromise, but when comfortable, one becomes arrogant and lazy.
Khi khó khăn phải khiêm tốn, nhưng khi thoải mái thì trở nên kiêu ngạo và lười biếng
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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 đầu gối phải bò, no cơm ấm cật, chẳng dò đi đâu” mean?
When in need, one must be humble and compromise, but when comfortable, one becomes arrogant and lazy. Literally: When hungry, knees must crawl, full of rice and warm, don't need to go anywhere
Is “Đói thì đầu gối phải bò, no cơm ấm cật, chẳng dò đi đâu” formal or informal?
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