mất miếng ăn, lộn gan lên đầu
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Lose a mouthful and the liver flips overhead — no rage like the rage over a plate.
Literally: meal lost, liver flips to the head
Examples
Giành nhau miếng ăn, mất miếng ăn lộn gan lên đầu.Fighting over the food — lose a bite and the liver flips.
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 “mất miếng ăn, lộn gan lên đầu” mean?
Lose a mouthful and the liver flips overhead — no rage like the rage over a plate. Literally: meal lost, liver flips to the head
Is “mất miếng ăn, lộn gan lên đầu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.