Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

giầu trong làng chái duyên khôn ép, khó nước người phải kiếp cũng theo

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Meaning · English

Wealth and poverty are determined by fate

Literally: rich in the village, poor in the hamlet, clever in inviting luck, poor in water source, people's lives follow their destined path

Examples

Gia đình tôi đã phải trải qua nhiều khó khăn, nhưng như người xưa đã nói: giầu trong làng chái duyên khôn ép, khó nước người phải kiếp cũng theoMy family has been through many difficulties, but as the old saying goes: wealth and poverty are determined by fate

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “giầu trong làng chái duyên khôn ép, khó nước người phải kiếp cũng theo” mean?

Wealth and poverty are determined by fate Literally: rich in the village, poor in the hamlet, clever in inviting luck, poor in water source, people's lives follow their destined path

Is “giầu trong làng chái duyên khôn ép, khó nước người phải kiếp cũng theo” formal or informal?

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