Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giàu nuôi lợn nái, lụn bại nuôi bồ câu

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Meaning · English

Wealthy people raise valuable assets, poor people raise useless ones

Literally: Rich raise sow, poor raise pigeon

Examples

Gia đình tôi giàu nuôi lợn nái, nhưng gia đình họ lụn bại chỉ nuôi được bồ câuMy family is wealthy and raises pigs, but their family is poor and only raises pigeons

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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 nuôi lợn nái, lụn bại nuôi bồ câu” mean?

Wealthy people raise valuable assets, poor people raise useless ones Literally: Rich raise sow, poor raise pigeon

Is “Giàu nuôi lợn nái, lụn bại nuôi bồ câu” formal or informal?

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

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