Của như non, ăn mòn cũng hết
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Meaning · English
Wealth, no matter how vast, will eventually dwindle
Literally: Property like mountain, eating eroded also finished
Examples
Tài sản khổng lồ của ông cũng không thể tồn tại mãi được, của như non, ăn mòn cũng hếtHis enormous wealth could not last forever, wealth, no matter how vast, will eventually dwindle
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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.
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Common questions
What does “Của như non, ăn mòn cũng hết” mean?
Wealth, no matter how vast, will eventually dwindle Literally: Property like mountain, eating eroded also finished
Is “Của như non, ăn mòn cũng hết” formal or informal?
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