Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Kẻ đầy thưng khinh người lưng bát

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

People who have once been poor despise those who are still poor

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người từng nghèo khinh người vẫn nghèo

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Literally: People carrying full baskets disdain those with bowl-shaped backs

Examples

Anh ấy đã quên mình là ai, luôn khinh thường người khác, thật là kẻ đầy thưng khinh người lưng bátHe forgot his roots, always looked down on others, a true example of someone who was once poor but now despises those who are still poor

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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 “Kẻ đầy thưng khinh người lưng bát” mean?

People who have once been poor despise those who are still poor Literally: People carrying full baskets disdain those with bowl-shaped backs

Is “Kẻ đầy thưng khinh người lưng bát” formal or informal?

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

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