Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Miếng ăn là miếng tồi tàn, mất ăn một miếng lộn gan lên đầu

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Meaning · English

A small loss can lead to much greater consequences

Literally: a bite of food is a rotten bite, losing a bite flips the liver upside down

Examples

Anh ấy quá tiết kiệm, mất ăn một miếng lộn gan lên đầu vì sợ chi tiêuHe is too stingy, a small loss leads to much greater consequences because he fears spending

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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 “Miếng ăn là miếng tồi tàn, mất ăn một miếng lộn gan lên đầu” mean?

A small loss can lead to much greater consequences Literally: a bite of food is a rotten bite, losing a bite flips the liver upside down

Is “Miếng ăn là miếng tồi tàn, mất ăn một miếng lộn gan lên đầu” formal or informal?

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

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