Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chiêm cút mùa di, sống để dạ chết mang đi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Wealth gained dishonestly will eventually be lost

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giàu có bất chính sẽ mất đi cuối cùng

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Literally: mouse in winter, live at night die carrying away

Examples

Anh ấy đã mất tất cả sau khi bị phát hiện tham nhũng, chính là chiêm cút mùa di, sống để dạ chết mang điHe lost everything after being caught corrupt, it's a case of ill-gotten gains being lost in the end

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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 “Chiêm cút mùa di, sống để dạ chết mang đi” mean?

Wealth gained dishonestly will eventually be lost Literally: mouse in winter, live at night die carrying away

Is “Chiêm cút mùa di, sống để dạ chết mang đi” formal or informal?

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

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