Lấy khách thì khách về Tầu, lấy nhà giầu thì nhà giầu hết của
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Wealthy patrons eventually run out of resources
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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Lấy khách thì khách về Tầu, lấy nhà giầu thì nhà giầu hết của” mean?
Wealthy patrons eventually run out of resources Literally: Take guests then guests return to China, take rich house then rich house runs out of property
Is “Lấy khách thì khách về Tầu, lấy nhà giầu thì nhà giầu hết của” formal or informal?
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