của như núi ăn mãi cũng mòn
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Meaning · English
Wealth, no matter how vast, will eventually dwindle
Literally: property like mountain eat forever also worn
Examples
Gia tài của họ rất lớn, nhưng của như núi ăn mãi cũng mònTheir family's wealth was vast, but wealth, no matter how vast, will eventually dwindle
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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 “của như núi ăn mãi cũng mòn” mean?
Wealth, no matter how vast, will eventually dwindle Literally: property like mountain eat forever also worn
Is “của như núi ăn mãi cũng mòn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.