Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tối ăn khoai đi ngủ, sáng ăn củ đi làm

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Meaning · English

Living a simple and frugal life

Literally: Eat sweet potato at night and go to sleep, eat tuber in the morning and go to work

Examples

Ông ấy sống rất giản dị, tối ăn khoai đi ngủ, sáng ăn củ đi làmHe lives a very simple life, eating sweet potato at night and going to sleep, eating tuber in the morning and going to work

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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 “Tối ăn khoai đi ngủ, sáng ăn củ đi làm” mean?

Living a simple and frugal life Literally: Eat sweet potato at night and go to sleep, eat tuber in the morning and go to work

Is “Tối ăn khoai đi ngủ, sáng ăn củ đi làm” formal or informal?

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

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