có cơm thì vạn người hầu
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Meaning · English
Wealth and power attract many followers
Literally: have rice then ten thousand people obey
Examples
Gia đình giàu có, có cơm thì vạn người hầuThe rich family has many followers because of their wealth
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “có cơm thì vạn người hầu” mean?
Wealth and power attract many followers Literally: have rice then ten thousand people obey
Is “có cơm thì vạn người hầu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.