thằng nhắng ăn cỗ đường
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Meaning · English
Someone who takes advantage of others' generosity
Literally: lazy person eats free food
Examples
Anh ấy thật là thằng nhắng ăn cỗ đường khi luôn đến nhà người khác để ăn cơmHe's really a freeloader when he always goes to others' houses to eat
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). 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 “thằng nhắng ăn cỗ đường” mean?
Someone who takes advantage of others' generosity Literally: lazy person eats free food
Is “thằng nhắng ăn cỗ đường” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.