Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Được mùa mua gấm mua vóc, mất mùa đong thóc đong gạo

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Spend freely when prosperous, be frugal when not

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tiêu pha khi thịnh vượng, tiết kiệm khi khó

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Literally: Have a good harvest buy silk buy fabric, lose harvest measure rice measure grain

Examples

Năm nay được mùa mua gấm mua vóc, nhưng năm sau mất mùa thì phải đong thóc đong gạoThis year we had a good harvest so we bought silk and fabric, but next year we lost the harvest and had to measure out rice and grain

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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 “Được mùa mua gấm mua vóc, mất mùa đong thóc đong gạo” mean?

Spend freely when prosperous, be frugal when not Literally: Have a good harvest buy silk buy fabric, lose harvest measure rice measure grain

Is “Được mùa mua gấm mua vóc, mất mùa đong thóc đong gạo” formal or informal?

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