Khó mất màu, giàu được thửa

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Meaning · English

Poverty is hard to overcome, while wealth can be easily increased

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nghèo đói khó vượt qua, trong khi tài sản có thể dễ dàng tăng lên

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Literally: Hard to lose color, rich get more

Examples

Gia đình anh ấy đã nghèo khó từ đời ông nội rồi, thật khó mất màuHis family has been poor since his grandfather's time, it's really hard to lose that color

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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 “Khó mất màu, giàu được thửa” mean?

Poverty is hard to overcome, while wealth can be easily increased Literally: Hard to lose color, rich get more

Is “Khó mất màu, giàu được thửa” formal or informal?

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