Gạo năm gian ăn gạo lường, áo năm rương mặc áo vá

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Meaning · English

Be content with what you have

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Literally: Eat measured rice, wear mended clothes

Examples

Sau khi ly hôn, anh bắt đầu sống giản dị, gạo năm gian ăn gạo lường, áo năm rương mặc áo váAfter the divorce, he started living simply, being content with what he had

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Gạo năm gian ăn gạo lường, áo năm rương mặc áo vá” mean?

Be content with what you have Literally: Eat measured rice, wear mended clothes

Is “Gạo năm gian ăn gạo lường, áo năm rương mặc áo vá” formal or informal?

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