Đồng rộng chổng mông, buồng không gãi rốn

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Meaning · English

Having plenty of resources but not using them effectively

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

có nhiều tài nguyên nhưng không sử dụng hiệu quả

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Literally: Wide field, idle belly, room without scratching navel

Examples

Gia đình anh ấy giàu có, nhưng sống rất phung phí, đúng như câu đồng rộng chổng mông, buồng không gãi rốn.His family is wealthy, but they live very wastefully, just like the proverb says.

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đồng rộng chổng mông, buồng không gãi rốn” mean?

Having plenty of resources but not using them effectively Literally: Wide field, idle belly, room without scratching navel

Is “Đồng rộng chổng mông, buồng không gãi rốn” formal or informal?

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