Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ngày ba bữa ăn chưa no, đến khi đói bụng thì rờ đến niêu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Only appreciate something when it's gone

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chỉ trân trọng khi mất đi

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Literally: Eat three meals a day not full, when hungry then touch the pot

Examples

Anh ấy không biết trân trọng bạn bè cho đến khi họ bỏ anh taHe didn't appreciate his friends until they abandoned him

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ngày ba bữa ăn chưa no, đến khi đói bụng thì rờ đến niêu” mean?

Only appreciate something when it's gone Literally: Eat three meals a day not full, when hungry then touch the pot

Is “Ngày ba bữa ăn chưa no, đến khi đói bụng thì rờ đến niêu” formal or informal?

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

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