Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Quan đâu thương kẻ ngu si, của đâu cho đứa nằm lì mà ăn

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Meaning · English

No one owes a living to those who refuse to work

Literally: Official where loves foolish people, property where gives to one lying down to eat

Examples

Người khỏe mạnh phải lao động, quan đâu thương kẻ ngu si, của đâu cho đứa nằm lì mà ănAble-bodied people must work, no one owes a living to those who refuse to work

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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 “Quan đâu thương kẻ ngu si, của đâu cho đứa nằm lì mà ăn” mean?

No one owes a living to those who refuse to work Literally: Official where loves foolish people, property where gives to one lying down to eat

Is “Quan đâu thương kẻ ngu si, của đâu cho đứa nằm lì mà ăn” formal or informal?

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

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