một miếng giữa làng, bằng một sàng xó bếp
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
A morsel mid-village outweighs a basketful in the kitchen corner — honor eaten publicly beats plenty eaten alone.
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 “một miếng giữa làng, bằng một sàng xó bếp” mean?
A morsel mid-village outweighs a basketful in the kitchen corner — honor eaten publicly beats plenty eaten alone. Literally: a bite amid the village equals a sieve-load at the hearth
Is “một miếng giữa làng, bằng một sàng xó bếp” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.