Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

lấy của mà che thân

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Wealth exists to shield the body — spend it before it spends you; goods serve the owner, not the reverse.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tài sản dùng để bảo vệ bản thân

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Literally: take goods to shelter the self

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “lấy của mà che thân” mean?

Wealth exists to shield the body — spend it before it spends you; goods serve the owner, not the reverse. Literally: take goods to shelter the self

Is “lấy của mà che thân” formal or informal?

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

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