Há miệng chờ ho
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Meaning · English
To wait passively for opportunities
Literally: open mouth wait for rice
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Anh ấy há miệng chờ ho thành côngHe waited passively for success
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); 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.
Common questions
What does “Há miệng chờ ho” mean?
To wait passively for opportunities Literally: open mouth wait for rice
Is “Há miệng chờ ho” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.