mạnh về gạo, bạo về tiền
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Meaning · English
Being generous with small things, but stingy with important ones
Literally: strong on rice, violent on money
Examples
Anh ấy mạnh về gạo, bạo về tiền, nên bạn bè ít ngườiHe is generous with small things, but stingy with important ones, so he has few friends
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mạnh về gạo, bạo về tiền” mean?
Being generous with small things, but stingy with important ones Literally: strong on rice, violent on money
Is “mạnh về gạo, bạo về tiền” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.