tham bát bỏ mâm
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Grabbing the bowl and dropping the tray — snatching the small gain and losing the great one.
Literally: covet the bowl, abandon the tray
Examples
Vì món lời nhỏ mà mất mối lớn, tham bát bỏ mâm.Chasing the small cut and losing the big client — grabbing the bowl, dropping the tray.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tham bát bỏ mâm” mean?
Grabbing the bowl and dropping the tray — snatching the small gain and losing the great one. Literally: covet the bowl, abandon the tray
Is “tham bát bỏ mâm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.