Khi giàu chẳng có đỡ ai, đến khi hoạn nạn chớ ai đỡ mình

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Meaning · English

When successful, no one relies on you, but when in trouble, you can't rely on anyone either.

Literally: When rich not have help anyone, until when meeting trouble then no one help oneself

Examples

Anh ấy sống rất sung túc, nhưng khi bị bệnh thì không ai giúp đỡ, chứng tỏ câu nói 'Khi giàu chẳng có đỡ ai, đến khi hoạn nạn chớ ai đỡ mình' là thật.He lived a very prosperous life, but when he got sick, no one helped him, proving the saying 'When rich not have help anyone, until when meeting trouble then no one help oneself' is true.

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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.

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What does “Khi giàu chẳng có đỡ ai, đến khi hoạn nạn chớ ai đỡ mình” mean?

When successful, no one relies on you, but when in trouble, you can't rely on anyone either. Literally: When rich not have help anyone, until when meeting trouble then no one help oneself

Is “Khi giàu chẳng có đỡ ai, đến khi hoạn nạn chớ ai đỡ mình” formal or informal?

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