tham bù chẻ gắp
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Meaning · English
Greedily taking more than one can handle
Literally: greedy to split and snatch
Examples
Anh ấy tham bù chẻ gắp nên cuối cùng không có gìHe was so greedy that in the end he got nothing
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Chỉ nghĩa là tham cho nhiều.” 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 “tham bù chẻ gắp” mean?
Greedily taking more than one can handle Literally: greedy to split and snatch
Is “tham bù chẻ gắp” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.