Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Họ đạo ăn gạo té re, ăn chè phù thũng

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Meaning · English

Some families are poor due to their own faults

Literally: Family eats plain rice, eats dessert gets edema

Examples

Gia đình họ đạo ăn gạo té re, ăn chè phù thũng, không ai muốn kết bạnTheir family is poor due to their own faults, so nobody wants to be friends with them

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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.

Common questions

What does “Họ đạo ăn gạo té re, ăn chè phù thũng” mean?

Some families are poor due to their own faults Literally: Family eats plain rice, eats dessert gets edema

Is “Họ đạo ăn gạo té re, ăn chè phù thũng” formal or informal?

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

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