Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sống về mồ về mả, chẳng ai sống về cả bát cơm

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Meaning · English

Everyone will eventually die, no one lives forever

Literally: live to grave to tomb, no one lives to a full bowl of rice

Examples

Không ai có thể tránh được cái chết, sống về mồ về mả, chẳng ai sống về cả bát cơmNo one can avoid death, everyone will eventually die, no one lives forever

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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 “Sống về mồ về mả, chẳng ai sống về cả bát cơm” mean?

Everyone will eventually die, no one lives forever Literally: live to grave to tomb, no one lives to a full bowl of rice

Is “Sống về mồ về mả, chẳng ai sống về cả bát cơm” formal or informal?

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

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