sống no hơn chết thèm
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Meaning · English
It's better to have something than to long for something more
Literally: live full more than die craving
Examples
Cô ấy chấp nhận sống no hơn chết thèm với mức lương hiện tạiShe accepts to have something than to long for something more with her current salary
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “sống no hơn chết thèm” mean?
It's better to have something than to long for something more Literally: live full more than die craving
Is “sống no hơn chết thèm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.