Giàu thủ kho, no nhà bếp, chóng chết là ông quản voi

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Meaning · English

Wealthy storehouse owner, full kitchen, and dead elephant manager imply excessive wealth leads to trouble

Literally: Rich storehouse, full kitchen, quick death is elephant manager

Examples

Gia đình anh ấy giàu có, nhưng giờ thì giống như giàu thủ kho, no nhà bếp, chóng chết là ông quản voiHis family is wealthy, but now it's like they have a rich storehouse, full kitchen, and quick death is the elephant manager

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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.

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What does “Giàu thủ kho, no nhà bếp, chóng chết là ông quản voi” mean?

Wealthy storehouse owner, full kitchen, and dead elephant manager imply excessive wealth leads to trouble Literally: Rich storehouse, full kitchen, quick death is elephant manager

Is “Giàu thủ kho, no nhà bếp, chóng chết là ông quản voi” formal or informal?

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