Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

No cơm tấm, ấm ổ rơm

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Being content with a simple life

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hài lòng với cuộc sống đơn giản

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Literally: Eat broken rice, warm straw nest

Examples

Sau khi về hưu, ông ấy sống rất biết đủ, no cơm tấm, ấm ổ rơmAfter retiring, he lived a simple life, content with what he had

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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 cơm tấm, ấm ổ rơm” mean?

Being content with a simple life Literally: Eat broken rice, warm straw nest

Is “No cơm tấm, ấm ổ rơm” formal or informal?

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

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