Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

đau tiếc thân lành tiếc của

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Meaning · English

Sick, cherish the body; well, cherish the wallet — the patient promises anything, the recovered renegotiates.

Literally: ill: begrudge the self; healed: begrudge the goods

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

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What does “đau tiếc thân lành tiếc của” mean?

Sick, cherish the body; well, cherish the wallet — the patient promises anything, the recovered renegotiates. Literally: ill: begrudge the self; healed: begrudge the goods

Is “đau tiếc thân lành tiếc của” formal or informal?

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