ông thày ăn một, bà cốt ăn hai
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Meaning · English
The teacher benefits less than the student
Literally: teacher eats one, student eats two
Examples
Ông thầy ăn một, bà cốt ăn hai, nên anh phải cố gắng học tậpThe teacher benefits less than the student, so you must try to study hard
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “ông thày ăn một, bà cốt ăn hai” mean?
The teacher benefits less than the student Literally: teacher eats one, student eats two
Is “ông thày ăn một, bà cốt ăn hai” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.