Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

hết xôi rồi việc

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Meaning · English

The sticky rice finished, the business is finished — the courtesy ends when the feeding does.

Literally: out of xôi, out of affair

Examples

Cúng xong ai về nhà nấy, hết xôi rồi việc.Offerings done, everyone drifts home — no more xôi, no more business.

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 “hết xôi rồi việc” mean?

The sticky rice finished, the business is finished — the courtesy ends when the feeding does. Literally: out of xôi, out of affair

Is “hết xôi rồi việc” formal or informal?

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

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