muốn trắng gắng lấy cơm

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Meaning · English

Be content with what you have

Literally: want to be white, try to get rice

Examples

Tôi muốn trắng gắng lấy cơm, không ham muốn giàu cóI'm content with what I have, I don't crave wealth

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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 trắng gắng lấy cơm” mean?

Be content with what you have Literally: want to be white, try to get rice

Is “muốn trắng gắng lấy cơm” formal or informal?

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