Hoài tiền mua pháo đốt chơi, pháo nổ ra xác, tiền ôi là tiền.

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Meaning · English

Money spent on entertainment can lead to trouble

Literally: Before money buys firecrackers to play with, firecrackers explode into scraps, money becomes scrap money

Examples

Anh ấy hoài tiền mua pháo đốt chơi, pháo nổ ra xác, tiền ôi là tiềnHe wasted his money on firecrackers, and they exploded, now his money is gone

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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 “Hoài tiền mua pháo đốt chơi, pháo nổ ra xác, tiền ôi là tiền.” mean?

Money spent on entertainment can lead to trouble Literally: Before money buys firecrackers to play with, firecrackers explode into scraps, money becomes scrap money

Is “Hoài tiền mua pháo đốt chơi, pháo nổ ra xác, tiền ôi là tiền.” formal or informal?

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