Sống về mồ mả, chẳng sống về cả bát
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Meaning · English
Die with honor rather than live with shame
Literally: Live for the grave, not for the whole bowl
Examples
Ông ấy sẵn sàng hy sinh vì lý tưởng của mình, sống về mồ mả, chẳng sống về cả bátHe is willing to sacrifice himself for his ideals, die with honor rather than live with shame
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Sống về mồ mả, chẳng sống về cả bát” mean?
Die with honor rather than live with shame Literally: Live for the grave, not for the whole bowl
Is “Sống về mồ mả, chẳng sống về cả bát” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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