Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giàu lo bạc, khó lo cơm

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

It's easier to worry about money than food

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dễ lo lắng về tiền bạc hơn là thực phẩm

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: Rich worry silver, poor worry rice

Examples

Khi mất việc, anh bắt đầu hiểu được câu nói giàu lo bạc, khó lo cơmWhen he lost his job, he began to understand the saying rich lo silver, poor lo rice

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 lo bạc, khó lo cơm” mean?

It's easier to worry about money than food Literally: Rich worry silver, poor worry rice

Is “Giàu lo bạc, khó lo cơm” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 1 past 7 days 1 this month 1 all time