Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồng sáu tháng ba, ăn cơm với cà, đi hội chùa Tây

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To be extremely poor

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Quá nghèo

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Literally: Sixth of March, eating rice with eggplant, going to Tay Temple festival

Examples

Gia đình anh ấy quá nghèo, mồng sáu tháng ba, ăn cơm với cà, đi hội chùa TâyHis family was so poor, they ate rice with eggplant on the sixth of March and went to the Tay Temple festival

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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 sáu tháng ba, ăn cơm với cà, đi hội chùa Tây” mean?

To be extremely poor Literally: Sixth of March, eating rice with eggplant, going to Tay Temple festival

Is “Mồng sáu tháng ba, ăn cơm với cà, đi hội chùa Tây” formal or informal?

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

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