Kẻ giàu tìm chỗ để của không thấy, người nghèo tìm miếng mụn vá không ra

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Meaning · English

The rich have more wealth than they know what to do with, while the poor struggle to make ends meet

Literally: The rich find no place to put their wealth, the poor cannot find a patch for their shoes

Examples

Gia đình tôi luôn phải đối mặt với vấn đề này: Kẻ giàu tìm chỗ để của không thấy, người nghèo tìm miếng mụn vá không raMy family always faces this issue: the rich have more wealth than they know what to do with, while the poor struggle to make ends meet

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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 “Kẻ giàu tìm chỗ để của không thấy, người nghèo tìm miếng mụn vá không ra” mean?

The rich have more wealth than they know what to do with, while the poor struggle to make ends meet Literally: The rich find no place to put their wealth, the poor cannot find a patch for their shoes

Is “Kẻ giàu tìm chỗ để của không thấy, người nghèo tìm miếng mụn vá không ra” formal or informal?

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