Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chiêng binh bang thì làng thất khố, công thất bố thì đổ ra đồng

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Meaning · English

When the rich get richer, the poor get poorer

Literally: Bronze drum sounds loud, village loses capital, public field lost, then pour out to field

Examples

Gia đình ông ấy đã trở nên giàu có, trong khi gia đình tôi thì chiêng binh bang thì làng thất khố, công thất bố thì đổ ra đồngHis family has become rich, while mine has become poorer

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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 “Chiêng binh bang thì làng thất khố, công thất bố thì đổ ra đồng” mean?

When the rich get richer, the poor get poorer Literally: Bronze drum sounds loud, village loses capital, public field lost, then pour out to field

Is “Chiêng binh bang thì làng thất khố, công thất bố thì đổ ra đồng” formal or informal?

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