tốt tuổi nằm duổi mà ăn
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Meaning · English
Born lucky, dine reclining — a good fate does the working while its owner stretches out.
Literally: auspicious age: lie stretched and eat
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tốt tuổi nằm duổi mà ăn” mean?
Born lucky, dine reclining — a good fate does the working while its owner stretches out. Literally: auspicious age: lie stretched and eat
Is “tốt tuổi nằm duổi mà ăn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.