Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giàu nứt đố đổ vách

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Meaning · English

Wealth and prosperity can lead to ruin and downfall

Literally: Rich to the point of walls collapsing

Examples

Gia đình họ từng rất giàu có, nhưng bây giờ họ đã mất tất cả vì sống quá xa hoa, giàu nứt đố đổ vách.The family was once very wealthy, but now they have lost everything because they lived too luxuriously, rich to the point of walls collapsing.

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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 nứt đố đổ vách” mean?

Wealth and prosperity can lead to ruin and downfall Literally: Rich to the point of walls collapsing

Is “Giàu nứt đố đổ vách” formal or informal?

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

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