Muốn giàu nuôi trâu nái, muốn lụn bại nuôi chim bồ câu

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Meaning · English

Raising oxen leads to wealth, while raising pigeons leads to poverty

Literally: Want to be rich raise ox and buffalo, want to be bankrupt raise pigeon

Examples

Gia đình tôi muốn giàu nên muốn giàu nuôi trâu náiMy family wants to be rich so we are raising oxen

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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 “Muốn giàu nuôi trâu nái, muốn lụn bại nuôi chim bồ câu” mean?

Raising oxen leads to wealth, while raising pigeons leads to poverty Literally: Want to be rich raise ox and buffalo, want to be bankrupt raise pigeon

Is “Muốn giàu nuôi trâu nái, muốn lụn bại nuôi chim bồ câu” formal or informal?

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

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