Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giàu nồi đồng, khó nồi đất

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Meaning · English

Wealth can be lost, but poverty is harder to overcome

Literally: Rich with copper pot, hard with earthen pot

Examples

Gia đình tôi đã giàu nồi đồng, nhưng sau khủng hoảng kinh tế, chúng tôi trở về trạng thái khó nồi đấtMy family was once rich, but after the economic crisis, we returned to a state of poverty

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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 nồi đồng, khó nồi đất” mean?

Wealth can be lost, but poverty is harder to overcome Literally: Rich with copper pot, hard with earthen pot

Is “Giàu nồi đồng, khó nồi đất” formal or informal?

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

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