Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tham đắc vô ỉm

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Meaning · English

Greed without ceiling — the snake that would swallow the elephant.

Literally: grasping without satiety

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). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tham đắc vô ỉm” mean?

Greed without ceiling — the snake that would swallow the elephant. Literally: grasping without satiety

Is “tham đắc vô ỉm” formal or informal?

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

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