gà cồ ăn bẩn cối xay
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Someone who benefits from others' efforts without contributing
Examples
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Ấy là lời nói chơi chàng rể có ý tẹo hay là lấy luôn chị vợ hoặc em vợ ; ăn bẩn nghĩa là ăn gần chung quanh, không chịu ăn xa.” Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “gà cồ ăn bẩn cối xay” mean?
Someone who benefits from others' efforts without contributing Literally: big chicken eats dirty mortar
Is “gà cồ ăn bẩn cối xay” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.