Giàu cơm ăn ba bữa, khó cũng đỏ lửa ba lần

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Meaning · English

Wealth is temporary, but hardship is recurring

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giàu có là tạm thời, nhưng khó khăn là lặp đi lặp lại

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Literally: Rich eat three meals, hard fire three times

Examples

Gia đình anh ấy giàu có nhưng rồi lại rơi vào khó khăn, thật là giàu cơm ăn ba bữa, khó cũng đỏ lửa ba lầnHis family was wealthy but then fell into hardship, it's true that wealth is temporary, but hardship is recurring

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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 cơm ăn ba bữa, khó cũng đỏ lửa ba lần” mean?

Wealth is temporary, but hardship is recurring Literally: Rich eat three meals, hard fire three times

Is “Giàu cơm ăn ba bữa, khó cũng đỏ lửa ba lần” formal or informal?

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