Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

hay ăn lăn vào bếp

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Meaning · English

Love eating? Roll toward the kitchen — appetite owes labor.

Literally: keen to eat, tumble into the kitchen

Examples

Muốn ăn thì lăn vào bếp.Want to eat? Roll up to the stove.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “hay ăn lăn vào bếp” mean?

Love eating? Roll toward the kitchen — appetite owes labor. Literally: keen to eat, tumble into the kitchen

Is “hay ăn lăn vào bếp” formal or informal?

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

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