Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

ai chết trước thì được mồ mả

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Meaning · English

Who dies first gets the burial plot — first come, first served, even at the graveyard.

Literally: die first, get the tomb

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 “ai chết trước thì được mồ mả” mean?

Who dies first gets the burial plot — first come, first served, even at the graveyard. Literally: die first, get the tomb

Is “ai chết trước thì được mồ mả” formal or informal?

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

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