Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hà tiện mà ăn cháo hoa, đồng đường đồng đậu cũng ra ba đồng

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Meaning · English

Being stingy leads to loss

Literally: stingy but eating flower porridge, same road same bean also produces three kinds

Examples

Hà tiện mà ăn cháo hoa, đồng đường đồng đậu cũng ra ba đồng là câu nói của bố tôi khi tôi tiết kiệm quá mứcMy dad said 'being stingy leads to loss' when I was being too frugal

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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 “Hà tiện mà ăn cháo hoa, đồng đường đồng đậu cũng ra ba đồng” mean?

Being stingy leads to loss Literally: stingy but eating flower porridge, same road same bean also produces three kinds

Is “Hà tiện mà ăn cháo hoa, đồng đường đồng đậu cũng ra ba đồng” formal or informal?

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

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