Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nhịn đói qua ngày, ăn vay mắc nợ

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Meaning · English

Endure hardship now to avoid worse consequences later

Literally: Endure hunger through the day, eat debt and incur debt

Examples

Nhịn đói qua ngày, ăn vay mắc nợ, chứ không bán đất tổ tiênEndure hunger through the day, eat debt and incur debt, rather than sell the ancestral land

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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 “Nhịn đói qua ngày, ăn vay mắc nợ” mean?

Endure hardship now to avoid worse consequences later Literally: Endure hunger through the day, eat debt and incur debt

Is “Nhịn đói qua ngày, ăn vay mắc nợ” formal or informal?

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

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