Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn mày là ai, ăn mày là ta, đói cơm rách áo hóa ra ăn mày

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Meaning · English

When circumstances change, even the well-off may become impoverished

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khi hoàn cảnh thay đổi, thậm chí những người giàu có cũng có thể trở nên nghèo khó

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Literally: Who begs is him, who begs is me, hungry and tattered becomes a beggar

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Tục ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30); 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.

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What does “Ăn mày là ai, ăn mày là ta, đói cơm rách áo hóa ra ăn mày” mean?

When circumstances change, even the well-off may become impoverished Literally: Who begs is him, who begs is me, hungry and tattered becomes a beggar

Is “Ăn mày là ai, ăn mày là ta, đói cơm rách áo hóa ra ăn mày” formal or informal?

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