No xôi thôi cơm
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Meaning · English
Having one thing is just as good as having another
Literally: have rice lose rice
Examples
Không có việc làm ở thành phố, về quê cũng được, no xôi thôi cơm.If I don't have a job in the city, I can just go back to my hometown, no xôi thôi cơm.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “No xôi thôi cơm” mean?
Having one thing is just as good as having another Literally: have rice lose rice
Is “No xôi thôi cơm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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