Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ông bếp ngồi trong xó tro, ít ăn, ít mặc, ít lo, ít làm

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Meaning · English

A person content with a simple life

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: The kitchen owner sits in the ash pit, eats little, wears little, worries little, does little

Examples

Sau khi nghỉ hưu, ông đã sống như ông bếp ngồi trong xó troAfter retiring, he lived like the kitchen owner sitting in the ash pit

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ông bếp ngồi trong xó tro, ít ăn, ít mặc, ít lo, ít làm” mean?

A person content with a simple life Literally: The kitchen owner sits in the ash pit, eats little, wears little, worries little, does little

Is “Ông bếp ngồi trong xó tro, ít ăn, ít mặc, ít lo, ít làm” formal or informal?

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

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