Đời cha cưỡi ngựa vào cổng, đời con cưỡi lợn vào chuồng

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Meaning · English

One generation's prosperity leads to the next generation's decline

Literally: Father's life ride horse into gate, son's life ride pig into pen

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Gia đình họ ngày xưa rất giàu có, nhưng bây giờ thì Đời cha cưỡi ngựa vào cổng, đời con cưỡi lợn vào chuồngTheir family used to be very rich, but now it's a case of one generation's prosperity leading to the next generation's decline

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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.

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What does “Đời cha cưỡi ngựa vào cổng, đời con cưỡi lợn vào chuồng” mean?

One generation's prosperity leads to the next generation's decline Literally: Father's life ride horse into gate, son's life ride pig into pen

Is “Đời cha cưỡi ngựa vào cổng, đời con cưỡi lợn vào chuồng” formal or informal?

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