ai giàu ba họ, ai khó ba đời
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Meaning · English
Wealth and hardship can affect multiple generations
Literally: who is rich three families, who is difficult three lives
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Gia đình anh ấy đã phải chịu cảnh nghèo đói từ đời ông nội đến đời con traiHis family has been suffering from poverty from his grandfather's generation to his son's
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “ai giàu ba họ, ai khó ba đời” mean?
Wealth and hardship can affect multiple generations Literally: who is rich three families, who is difficult three lives
Is “ai giàu ba họ, ai khó ba đời” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.