Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tháng giêng ăn nghiêng bồ thóc

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Spend lavishly at the beginning of the year

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chi tiêu hoang phí vào đầu năm

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Literally: January eat tilted basket of rice

Examples

Tháng giêng ăn nghiêng bồ thóc, cuối năm khóc thanSpend lavishly in January, lament at the end of the year

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Tháng giêng ăn nghiêng bồ thóc” mean?

Spend lavishly at the beginning of the year Literally: January eat tilted basket of rice

Is “Tháng giêng ăn nghiêng bồ thóc” formal or informal?

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

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