Chứa tiền chứa thóc thì giàu, chứa thằng ăn cướp mất đầu như chơi

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Meaning · English

Wealth comes from hard work and thrift, not from dishonest means

Literally: Storing money and rice brings wealth, storing bandits loses one's head easily

Examples

Ông bà ta có câu 'Chứa tiền chứa thóc thì giàu, chứa thằng ăn cướp mất đầu như chơi'Our ancestors said 'Wealth comes from storing money and rice, not from harboring thieves'

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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 “Chứa tiền chứa thóc thì giàu, chứa thằng ăn cướp mất đầu như chơi” mean?

Wealth comes from hard work and thrift, not from dishonest means Literally: Storing money and rice brings wealth, storing bandits loses one's head easily

Is “Chứa tiền chứa thóc thì giàu, chứa thằng ăn cướp mất đầu như chơi” formal or informal?

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