Mùi phú quý dử người sa mã, bả vinh hoa lừa gã công danh

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Wealth and luxury can corrupt people of low character

Literally: The smell of wealth and nobility tempts the lazy, the taste of glory deceives the ambitious

Examples

Anh ấy đã trở nên kiêu ngạo sau khi thừa kế gia tài lớn, mùi phú quý dử người sa mã thậtHe became arrogant after inheriting a large fortune, wealth and luxury can indeed corrupt people of low character

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Mùi phú quý dử người sa mã, bả vinh hoa lừa gã công danh” mean?

Wealth and luxury can corrupt people of low character Literally: The smell of wealth and nobility tempts the lazy, the taste of glory deceives the ambitious

Is “Mùi phú quý dử người sa mã, bả vinh hoa lừa gã công danh” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time