Giàu chủ kho, no bồi bếp, chóng chết quản voi

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Meaning · English

Wealthy owners have many warehouses, but poor servants have many children

Literally: Rich owner warehouse, full servant kitchen, quick die elephant manager

Examples

Gia đình tôi từng giàu có, nhưng bây giờ thì giàu chủ kho, no bồi bếp, chóng chết quản voiMy family used to be wealthy, but now we have many warehouses, many children, and our elephant manager is dying soon

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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 “Giàu chủ kho, no bồi bếp, chóng chết quản voi” mean?

Wealthy owners have many warehouses, but poor servants have many children Literally: Rich owner warehouse, full servant kitchen, quick die elephant manager

Is “Giàu chủ kho, no bồi bếp, chóng chết quản voi” formal or informal?

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