Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chết sống mặc bây tiền thây bỏ túi

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Meaning · English

Spend all one's money before dying

Literally: die live wear now money corpse abandon pocket

Examples

Ông già tiết kiệm cả đời, nhưng trước khi chết thì ông đã chi hết tài sản, thật là 'chết sống mặc bây tiền thây bỏ túi'The old man saved all his life, but before he died, he spent all his assets, it's really 'spend all one's money before dying'

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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 “Chết sống mặc bây tiền thây bỏ túi” mean?

Spend all one's money before dying Literally: die live wear now money corpse abandon pocket

Is “Chết sống mặc bây tiền thây bỏ túi” formal or informal?

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