Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồng ba ăn rốn, mồng bốn ngồi trơ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Being poor and having nothing to do

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nghèo và không có việc gì để làm

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Literally: third day eating navel, fourth day sitting idly

Examples

Sau khi mất việc, anh ấy mồng ba ăn rốn, mồng bốn ngồi trơ.After losing his job, he had nothing to do and just sat around idly.

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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 rốn, mồng bốn ngồi trơ” mean?

Being poor and having nothing to do Literally: third day eating navel, fourth day sitting idly

Is “Mồng ba ăn rốn, mồng bốn ngồi trơ” formal or informal?

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

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