ăn cháo đá bát

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔan˧˧ t͡ɕaːw˧˦ ʔɗaː˧˦ ʔɓaːt̚˧˦]Huế [ʔaŋ˧˧ t͡ɕaːw˨˩˦ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧ caːw˦˥ ʔɗaː˦˥ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥] browser voice

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ăn cháo đá bát means to be utterly ungrateful; or worse.

Meanings of ăn cháo đá bát in English

Verb

literal to eat the congee and kick the bowl
derogatory, figurative to be utterly ungrateful, or worse, to bite the hand that feeds one

Example sentences with ăn cháo đá bát

Đừng bao giờ ăn cháo đá bát. Never bite the hand that feeds you.
Đừng bao giờ ăn cháo đá bát, vong ơn bội nghĩa với người đã giúp đỡ mình. Never bite the hand that feeds you.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Frequently asked questions

What does ăn cháo đá bát mean in English?

ăn cháo đá bát (verb) means "to be utterly ungrateful; or worse".

How do you pronounce ăn cháo đá bát?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔan˧˧ t͡ɕaːw˧˦ ʔɗaː˧˦ ʔɓaːt̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧ caːw˦˥ ʔɗaː˦˥ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]. Tones: ăn — level tone (ngang), cháo — rising tone (sắc), đá — rising tone (sắc), bát — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.