Củ năn bùi thịt có ngày mất trâu
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Meaning · English
Wealth and power are fleeting
Literally: Bitter root sweet meat will lose buffalo one day
Examples
Gia đình giàu có nhưng cuối cùng cũng mất tất cả vì tham lamThe rich family ultimately lost everything due to greed
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Củ năn bùi thịt có ngày mất trâu” mean?
Wealth and power are fleeting Literally: Bitter root sweet meat will lose buffalo one day
Is “Củ năn bùi thịt có ngày mất trâu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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