Một đời làm lại vạn đại ăn mày

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Meaning · English

One generation's efforts can be ruined by later generations

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự nỗ lực của một thế hệ có thể bị phá hủy bởi các thế hệ sau

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Literally: One life doing, ten thousand generations begging

Examples

Gia đình họ đã mất tất cả sau khi ông nội qua đời, thật là một đời làm lại vạn đại ăn màyThe family lost everything after his grandfather passed away, it's really one generation's efforts ruined by later generations

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Một đời làm lại vạn đại ăn mày” mean?

One generation's efforts can be ruined by later generations Literally: One life doing, ten thousand generations begging

Is “Một đời làm lại vạn đại ăn mày” formal or informal?

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