Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Của không bằng người, còn người còn của

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Meaning · English

People are more valuable than material possessions

Literally: Property is not as good as people, as long as there are people, there are properties

Examples

Gia đình tôi mất hết tài sản nhưng còn có nhau nên vẫn ổnMy family lost all our assets but we still have each other so we're okay

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Của không bằng người, còn người còn của” mean?

People are more valuable than material possessions Literally: Property is not as good as people, as long as there are people, there are properties

Is “Của không bằng người, còn người còn của” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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