hoạnh tài bất phú
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Windfall wealth enriches no one — money that arrives sideways leaves the same way.
Literally: crooked wealth doesn't enrich
Examples
Tiền trúng số hết veo, hoạnh tài bất phú.The lottery money vanished — windfalls make no one rich.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “hoạnh tài bất phú” mean?
Windfall wealth enriches no one — money that arrives sideways leaves the same way. Literally: crooked wealth doesn't enrich
Is “hoạnh tài bất phú” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.