Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đói thì thèm thịt thèm xôi, hễ no cơm tẻ thì thôi mọi đường

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Meaning · English

When in need, one desires everything, but once satisfied, all desires cease.

Literally: Hungry then crave meat crave rice, once full of plain rice then stop all ways

Examples

Khi thất nghiệp, anh ấy nhớ đến tất cả các cơ hội đã bỏ lỡ, nhưng khi đã có việc làm ổn định, anh ấy không còn quan tâm đến chúng.When he was unemployed, he thought of all the opportunities he had missed, but once he had a stable job, he no longer cared about them.

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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 thèm thịt thèm xôi, hễ no cơm tẻ thì thôi mọi đường” mean?

When in need, one desires everything, but once satisfied, all desires cease. Literally: Hungry then crave meat crave rice, once full of plain rice then stop all ways

Is “Đói thì thèm thịt thèm xôi, hễ no cơm tẻ thì thôi mọi đường” formal or informal?

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

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