Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giàu khó đến lúc chết mới hay

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Wealth is only truly appreciated when it's too late

Literally: Rich difficult until death only know

Examples

Khi ông già mất, gia đình mới biết ông đã tích lũy được bao nhiêu tài sản.When the old man died, his family only then realized how much wealth he had accumulated.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

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 khó đến lúc chết mới hay” mean?

Wealth is only truly appreciated when it's too late Literally: Rich difficult until death only know

Is “Giàu khó đến lúc chết mới hay” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time