Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Được mùa chê cơm hẩm, mất mùa thì lẩm cơm hiu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Complain when things are good, and beg when they are bad

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khi được thì chê, khi mất thì van

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Literally: Have a harvest and complain about poor rice, lose a harvest and beg for dried rice

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Tục ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Food

Common questions

What does “Được mùa chê cơm hẩm, mất mùa thì lẩm cơm hiu” mean?

Complain when things are good, and beg when they are bad Literally: Have a harvest and complain about poor rice, lose a harvest and beg for dried rice

Is “Được mùa chê cơm hẩm, mất mùa thì lẩm cơm hiu” formal or informal?

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

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