Giàu vì bạn, sang vì vợ, nợ vì rượu

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Meaning · English

Wealth comes from friends, prosperity from a wife, and debt from alcohol

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự giàu có来自 bạn bè, sự thịnh vượng来自 vợ, nợ nần来自 rượu

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Literally: Rich because of friends, prosperous because of wife, in debt because of wine

Examples

Anh ấy giàu vì bạn, sang vì vợ, nhưng nợ vì rượu quá nhiềuHe is wealthy because of his friends, prosperous because of his wife, but in debt because of drinking too much wine

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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.

Common questions

What does “Giàu vì bạn, sang vì vợ, nợ vì rượu” mean?

Wealth comes from friends, prosperity from a wife, and debt from alcohol Literally: Rich because of friends, prosperous because of wife, in debt because of wine

Is “Giàu vì bạn, sang vì vợ, nợ vì rượu” formal or informal?

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