Làm người chẳng biết lo xa, trẻ thì đã vậy mai già thì sao

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Meaning · English

One who doesn't plan for the future will struggle in old age

Literally: Doing person doesn't know far worry, young then already like that, tomorrow old then how

Examples

Anh ấy không tiết kiệm, làm người chẳng biết lo xa, trẻ thì đã vậy mai già thì saoHe doesn't save, doing person doesn't know far worry, young then already like that, tomorrow old then how

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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 “Làm người chẳng biết lo xa, trẻ thì đã vậy mai già thì sao” mean?

One who doesn't plan for the future will struggle in old age Literally: Doing person doesn't know far worry, young then already like that, tomorrow old then how

Is “Làm người chẳng biết lo xa, trẻ thì đã vậy mai già thì sao” formal or informal?

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