Một tiền bỏ bị cũng chị lái buôn, cơm trắng cá ngon cũng con đi ở

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Meaning · English

Even the wealthy and the comfortable can fall on hard times

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Kẻ giàu có và sung túc cũng có thể rơi vào khó khăn

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Literally: One coin lost, the rice seller also suffers, delicious fish and rice also have children who leave home

Examples

Gia đình tôi từng rất giàu có, nhưng rồi cũng rơi vào tình cảnh 'một tiền bỏ bị cũng chị lái buôn, cơm trắng cá ngon cũng con đi ở'My family used to be very wealthy, but then we also fell into the situation where 'even the wealthy and the comfortable can fall on hard times'

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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 tiền bỏ bị cũng chị lái buôn, cơm trắng cá ngon cũng con đi ở” mean?

Even the wealthy and the comfortable can fall on hard times Literally: One coin lost, the rice seller also suffers, delicious fish and rice also have children who leave home

Is “Một tiền bỏ bị cũng chị lái buôn, cơm trắng cá ngon cũng con đi ở” formal or informal?

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