Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Quần dài thì ăn mắm thối, quần đến đầu gối thì ăn mắm thơm

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Meaning · English

When you have more, you can afford to be picky

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khi có nhiều, bạn có thể chọn lọc

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Literally: Long pants eat rotten fish sauce, pants to knees eat fragrant fish sauce

Examples

Khi đã có nhiều tiền, anh ấy trở nên khó tính hơn trong việc chọn thực phẩmWhen he had more money, he became more picky about food

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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.

Common questions

What does “Quần dài thì ăn mắm thối, quần đến đầu gối thì ăn mắm thơm” mean?

When you have more, you can afford to be picky Literally: Long pants eat rotten fish sauce, pants to knees eat fragrant fish sauce

Is “Quần dài thì ăn mắm thối, quần đến đầu gối thì ăn mắm thơm” formal or informal?

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