Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tối ăn rau đi ngủ, sáng ăn củ đi làm

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Meaning · English

Live simply and frugally

Literally: Night eat vegetables go sleep, morning eat tubers go work

Examples

Tôi quyết định tối ăn rau đi ngủ, sáng ăn củ đi làm để tiết kiệm tiềnI decided to live simply and frugally, so I eat vegetables at night and tubers in the morning to save money

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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 rau đi ngủ, sáng ăn củ đi làm” mean?

Live simply and frugally Literally: Night eat vegetables go sleep, morning eat tubers go work

Is “Tối ăn rau 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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