Ăn cơm nhà vác tù và hàng tổng

Meaning: To do thankless public work at your own expense.

Language: Vietnamese

Literally: To eat your own rice but blow the village horn

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Feeding yourself while serving as the unpaid village crier captures toil that is both unrewarded and unappreciated.

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