Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Còn tiền còn gạo kẻ đáo người lui, hết thịt hết xôi, đi lôi chả đến

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Meaning · English

As long as one has resources, they will have friends and opportunities

Literally: Having money, having rice, people come; having no meat, no sticky rice, go pull and drag to come

Examples

Khi còn tiền thì bạn bè lúc nào cũng tới lui, nhưng khi hết tiền thì không ai tới nữa.When I still had money, friends would always come and go, but when I ran out of money, nobody came anymore.

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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 “Còn tiền còn gạo kẻ đáo người lui, hết thịt hết xôi, đi lôi chả đến” mean?

As long as one has resources, they will have friends and opportunities Literally: Having money, having rice, people come; having no meat, no sticky rice, go pull and drag to come

Is “Còn tiền còn gạo kẻ đáo người lui, hết thịt hết xôi, đi lôi chả đến” formal or informal?

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