No ăn thì đắt bói, đói ăn thì đắt khoai
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When you have food, you worry about other things, but when hungry, food is all that matters
Examples
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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 “No ăn thì đắt bói, đói ăn thì đắt khoai” mean?
When you have food, you worry about other things, but when hungry, food is all that matters Literally: full eat then expensive divination, hungry eat then expensive cassava
Is “No ăn thì đắt bói, đói ăn thì đắt khoai” formal or informal?
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