Hay ăn mà chẳng hay làm
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Meaning · English
Likes to enjoy but not to work
Literally: likes to eat but not likes to do
Examples
Anh ấy hay ăn mà chẳng hay làm, nên không thành côngHe likes to enjoy but not to work, so he's not successful
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
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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Common questions
What does “Hay ăn mà chẳng hay làm” mean?
Likes to enjoy but not to work Literally: likes to eat but not likes to do
Is “Hay ăn mà chẳng hay làm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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