Cây khô xuống nước cũng khô, phận nghèo đi tới chỗ mô cũng nghèo
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A poor person remains poor regardless of their circumstances
Examples
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Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Cây khô xuống nước cũng khô, phận nghèo đi tới chỗ mô cũng nghèo” mean?
A poor person remains poor regardless of their circumstances Literally: Dry tree falls into water still dry, poor fate goes to any place still poor
Is “Cây khô xuống nước cũng khô, phận nghèo đi tới chỗ mô cũng nghèo” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.