Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồng ba ăn ngốn, mồng bốn ăn chừa

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Spend extravagantly at first, but become frugal later

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: First day of month eat lavishly, fourth day eat sparingly

Examples

Anh ấy sống theo nguyên tắc mồng ba ăn ngốn, mồng bốn ăn chừaHe lives by the principle of spending extravagantly at first, but becoming frugal later

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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 “Mồng ba ăn ngốn, mồng bốn ăn chừa” mean?

Spend extravagantly at first, but become frugal later Literally: First day of month eat lavishly, fourth day eat sparingly

Is “Mồng ba ăn ngốn, mồng bốn ăn chừa” formal or informal?

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

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