thổ-công vườn hoang, chê vua bếp nhọ đầu
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Look down on others despite being in a similar or worse situation
Examples
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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 “thổ-công vườn hoang, chê vua bếp nhọ đầu” mean?
Look down on others despite being in a similar or worse situation Literally: earth god of the wild garden, mocking the king of the messy kitchen
Is “thổ-công vườn hoang, chê vua bếp nhọ đầu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.