ham ăn mắc bẩy
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Greed at the bait springs the trap — the mouth leads the whole body into the snare.
Tham lam cắn mồi, miệng dẫn dắt toàn thân vào bẫy
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Examples
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.