Khôn ngoan đến cửa quan mới biết, giàu có đến ba mươi tết mới hay
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Wisdom and wealth are truly appreciated only when one has experienced their value.
Examples
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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 “Khôn ngoan đến cửa quan mới biết, giàu có đến ba mươi tết mới hay” mean?
Wisdom and wealth are truly appreciated only when one has experienced their value. Literally: Intelligence arrives at the gate of the official, only then does one know; wealth arrives at thirty Tết, only then does one understand
Is “Khôn ngoan đến cửa quan mới biết, giàu có đến ba mươi tết mới hay” formal or informal?
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