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.