Đạn ăn lên, tên ăn xuống
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The rich get poorer and the poor get richer in a reversal of fortune
Người giàu trở nên nghèo và người nghèo trở nên giàu trong một sự đảo ngược của số phận
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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Đạn ăn lên, tên ăn xuống” mean?
The rich get poorer and the poor get richer in a reversal of fortune Literally: Bullet goes up, arrow goes down
Is “Đạn ăn lên, tên ăn xuống” formal or informal?
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