No cơm ấm cật, dậm dật mọi nơi, quần áo tả tơi, chẳng nơi nào dật

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Meaning · English

Having a comfortable home life makes one careless and sloppy outside

Literally: eat warm rice, lie down everywhere, torn clothes, nowhere to lie down

Examples

Anh ấy no cơm ấm cật, dậm dật mọi nơi, quần áo tả tơi, chẳng nơi nào dật nên không ai muốn làm việc với anh ấyHe has a comfortable home life, so he's careless and sloppy outside, wears torn clothes, and has nowhere to rest, so nobody wants to work with him

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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.

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What does “No cơm ấm cật, dậm dật mọi nơi, quần áo tả tơi, chẳng nơi nào dật” mean?

Having a comfortable home life makes one careless and sloppy outside Literally: eat warm rice, lie down everywhere, torn clothes, nowhere to lie down

Is “No cơm ấm cật, dậm dật mọi nơi, quần áo tả tơi, chẳng nơi nào dật” formal or informal?

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