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

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Meaning · English

Wealth is not just about money, but also about having good people around

Literally: contain money contain rice then rich, contain bandit lose head like nothing

Examples

Gia đình tôi chứa tiền chứa thóc nhưng chứa thằng ăn cướp mất đầu như khôngMy family has money and food, but having a troublemaker is like having nothing

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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 không” mean?

Wealth is not just about money, but also about having good people around Literally: contain money contain rice then rich, contain bandit lose head like nothing

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

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