muốn ăn oản thì nằm mấy sư
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Meaning · English
Be willing to make an effort to achieve something
Literally: want to eat oản then lie with several monks
Examples
Muốn ăn oản thì nằm mấy sư, anh phải học hành chăm chỉIf you want to succeed, you must study hard
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “muốn ăn oản thì nằm mấy sư” mean?
Be willing to make an effort to achieve something Literally: want to eat oản then lie with several monks
Is “muốn ăn oản thì nằm mấy sư” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.