Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

một tiền gà ba tiền thóc

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A small investment can yield multiple returns

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đầu tư nhỏ có thể mang lại lợi nhuận lớn

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Literally: one coin for chicken, three coins for rice

Examples

Anh ấy đầu tư một tiền gà ba tiền thóc và bây giờ giàu cóHe invested one coin for chicken, three coins for rice and now is wealthy

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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 “một tiền gà ba tiền thóc” mean?

A small investment can yield multiple returns Literally: one coin for chicken, three coins for rice

Is “một tiền gà ba tiền thóc” formal or informal?

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

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