Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đi đâu mà chẳng ăn de, đến khi hết của thì ghè chẳng ra

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Meaning · English

Spendthrifts will eventually run out of resources

Literally: Go where without eating de, until exhausted then scrape but not out

Examples

Anh ấy sống hoang phí, đi đâu mà chẳng ăn de, đến khi hết của thì ghè chẳng raHe lived extravagantly, going wherever without saving, until he ran out of money and had nothing left

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

Common questions

What does “Đi đâu mà chẳng ăn de, đến khi hết của thì ghè chẳng ra” mean?

Spendthrifts will eventually run out of resources Literally: Go where without eating de, until exhausted then scrape but not out

Is “Đi đâu mà chẳng ăn de, đến khi hết của thì ghè chẳng ra” formal or informal?

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

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