Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Khó muốn giàu, đau muốn đã

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

People tend to want what they don't have

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Con người thường muốn những gì họ không có

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Literally: Hard to want rich, painful to want enough

Examples

Khi còn nghèo thì khó muốn giàu, khi đã giàu thì đau muốn đãWhen we're poor, we want to be rich, but when we're rich, we're afraid of losing it

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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 “Khó muốn giàu, đau muốn đã” mean?

People tend to want what they don't have Literally: Hard to want rich, painful to want enough

Is “Khó muốn giàu, đau muốn đã” formal or informal?

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

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