giàu đặng trung đặng hiếu, khó mất thảo mất ngay
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Meaning · English
Wealth affords loyalty and devotion; poverty costs them — filial duty has a budget line.
Literally: rich: loyal and filial; poor: losing devotion and honesty
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “giàu đặng trung đặng hiếu, khó mất thảo mất ngay” mean?
Wealth affords loyalty and devotion; poverty costs them — filial duty has a budget line. Literally: rich: loyal and filial; poor: losing devotion and honesty
Is “giàu đặng trung đặng hiếu, khó mất thảo mất ngay” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.