Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mười hũ vàng chôn không bằng cái trôn con heo nái

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Meaning · English

Wealth without an heir is useless

Literally: Ten jars of gold buried are not as good as a pigpen with a pregnant sow

Examples

Gia đình ông ấy giàu có nhưng không có con, thật là 'mười hũ vàng chôn không bằng cái trôn con heo nái'His family is wealthy but has no children, it's truly 'ten jars of gold buried are not as good as a pigpen with a pregnant sow'

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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 “Mười hũ vàng chôn không bằng cái trôn con heo nái” mean?

Wealth without an heir is useless Literally: Ten jars of gold buried are not as good as a pigpen with a pregnant sow

Is “Mười hũ vàng chôn không bằng cái trôn con heo nái” formal or informal?

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