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

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Meaning · English

Wealthy owners have full warehouses, cooks are well-fed, but elephant handlers die early

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chủ giàu có có kho đầy đủ, đầu bếp no nê, nhưng người chăm sóc voi chết sớm

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Literally: Rich owner warehouse, full chef, soon die elephant handler

Examples

Giàu chủ kho, no đầu bếp, chóng chết quản voi, đó là số phận của nhiều ngườiWealthy owners have full warehouses, cooks are well-fed, but elephant handlers die early, that's the fate of many people

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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 đầu bếp, chóng chết quản voi” mean?

Wealthy owners have full warehouses, cooks are well-fed, but elephant handlers die early Literally: Rich owner warehouse, full chef, soon die elephant handler

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

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