sống về mồ về mả, chẳng sống về cả bát cơm
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Meaning · English
Live without purpose or achievement
Literally: live to tomb and grave, not live to a full bowl of rice
Examples
Anh ấy sống về mồ về mả, chẳng sống về cả bát cơm, thật đáng tiếcHe lived without purpose or achievement, what a pity
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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 về mồ về mả, chẳng sống về cả bát cơm” mean?
Live without purpose or achievement Literally: live to tomb and grave, not live to a full bowl of rice
Is “sống về mồ về mả, chẳng sống về cả bát cơm” formal or informal?
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