miếng thịt là miếng nhục
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
A morsel of meat is a morsel of shame — the pun that prices every begged mouthful (thịt reads as nhục, 'disgrace').
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “miếng thịt là miếng nhục” mean?
A morsel of meat is a morsel of shame — the pun that prices every begged mouthful (thịt reads as nhục, 'disgrace'). Literally: the meat morsel is the disgrace morsel
Is “miếng thịt là miếng nhục” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.