Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

mười ăn chín nhịn

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Meaning · English

Ten meals, nine fasted — hunger as the household's standing menu.

Literally: ten eatings, nine abstainings

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 “mười ăn chín nhịn” mean?

Ten meals, nine fasted — hunger as the household's standing menu. Literally: ten eatings, nine abstainings

Is “mười ăn chín nhịn” formal or informal?

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

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