Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gà chê thóc chẳng bới thì người mới chê tiền

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Meaning · English

One should not look down on small amounts of money

Literally: Chicken disdain rice but not peck, then people disdain money

Examples

Anh ấy luôn tiết kiệm, vì như có câu 'Gà chê thóc chẳng bới thì người mới chê tiền'He always saves, because as the saying goes 'Gà chê thóc chẳng bới thì người mới chê tiền'

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Gà chê thóc chẳng bới thì người mới chê tiền” mean?

One should not look down on small amounts of money Literally: Chicken disdain rice but not peck, then people disdain money

Is “Gà chê thóc chẳng bới thì người mới chê tiền” formal or informal?

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

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