Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mèo tha miếng thịt xôn xao, kễnh tha con lợn thì nào thấy chỉ

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Meaning · English

Someone who is used to getting something easily will be surprised when they don't

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ai quen nhận dễ dàng sẽ ngạc nhiên khi không

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Literally: Cat releases piece of meat, noisy, kite releases piglet, then see only

Examples

Khi được nhận vào công ty lớn, anh ấy nghĩ mình có thể nghỉ việc bất cứ lúc nào, nhưng khi bị sa thải thì mới biết giá trị của công việc, giống như mèo tha miếng thịt xôn xao, kễnh tha con lợn thì nào thấy chỉWhen he was accepted into a large company, he thought he could quit anytime, but when he was fired, he realized the value of the job, like the cat releasing the meat, noisy, the kite releasing the piglet, then see only

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mèo tha miếng thịt xôn xao, kễnh tha con lợn thì nào thấy chỉ” mean?

Someone who is used to getting something easily will be surprised when they don't Literally: Cat releases piece of meat, noisy, kite releases piglet, then see only

Is “Mèo tha miếng thịt xôn xao, kễnh tha con lợn thì nào thấy chỉ” formal or informal?

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

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