Già ăn trẻ lại, gái ăn đất chồng, nhỡ nhỡ nhừng nhừng ăn được lứa đẻ thêm

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Old people rely on young, wives rely on husbands, and the lazy rely on chance

Literally: Old eat young, girl eat husband's land, coincidentally coincidentally eat and give birth to more

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Người già ăn trẻ lại, gái ăn đất chồng, nhỡ nhỡ nhừng nhừng ăn được lứa đẻ thêm như trường hợp của anh ấyHe is an example of how old people rely on young, wives rely on husbands, and the lazy rely on chance

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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 “Già ăn trẻ lại, gái ăn đất chồng, nhỡ nhỡ nhừng nhừng ăn được lứa đẻ thêm” mean?

Old people rely on young, wives rely on husbands, and the lazy rely on chance Literally: Old eat young, girl eat husband's land, coincidentally coincidentally eat and give birth to more

Is “Già ăn trẻ lại, gái ăn đất chồng, nhỡ nhỡ nhừng nhừng ăn được lứa đẻ thêm” formal or informal?

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