Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thèm cho chết, chẳng thết, chẳng ăn

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Meaning · English

Desire something but cannot have it

Literally: long for to death, not give, not eat

Examples

Anh ấy thèm cho chết chiếc xe đó, nhưng không đủ tiền muaHe desires that car to death, but doesn't have enough money to buy it

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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 “Thèm cho chết, chẳng thết, chẳng ăn” mean?

Desire something but cannot have it Literally: long for to death, not give, not eat

Is “Thèm cho chết, chẳng thết, chẳng ăn” formal or informal?

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

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