Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

thèm lòng chẳng ai thèm thịt

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Meaning · English

Longing for something is not the same as actually having it

Literally: long for the heart, not long for the meat

Examples

Cô ấy thèm lòng chẳng ai thèm thịt, luôn ao ước có một gia đình ấm ápShe longs for a warm family, but it's not the same as actually having one

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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 “thèm lòng chẳng ai thèm thịt” mean?

Longing for something is not the same as actually having it Literally: long for the heart, not long for the meat

Is “thèm lòng chẳng ai thèm thịt” formal or informal?

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

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