thân em như miếng cau khô, người thanh tham mỏng, kẻ thô tham dày
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Meaning · English
I am a sliver of dried areca — the refined covet the thin, the coarse covet the thick — every taste claims its cut.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (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 “thân em như miếng cau khô, người thanh tham mỏng, kẻ thô tham dày” mean?
I am a sliver of dried areca — the refined covet the thin, the coarse covet the thick — every taste claims its cut.
Is “thân em như miếng cau khô, người thanh tham mỏng, kẻ thô tham dày” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.