Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

ham ăn mắc bẩy

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Meaning · English

Greed at the bait springs the trap — the mouth leads the whole body into the snare.

Literally: greedy to eat, caught in the trap

Examples

Lãi suất cao bất thường đấy, ham ăn mắc bẩy.Suspiciously high returns — greed at the bait springs the trap.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “ham ăn mắc bẩy” mean?

Greed at the bait springs the trap — the mouth leads the whole body into the snare. Literally: greedy to eat, caught in the trap

Is “ham ăn mắc bẩy” formal or informal?

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

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