Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nghèo đâu nghèo khó ba đời, giàu đâu ba họ ba đời còn nguyên

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Meaning · English

Wealth and poverty can change over generations

Literally: poor where poor three generations, rich where three clans three generations still whole

Examples

Gia đình tôi nghèo đâu nghèo khó ba đờiMy family has been poor for generations

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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 “Nghèo đâu nghèo khó ba đời, giàu đâu ba họ ba đời còn nguyên” mean?

Wealth and poverty can change over generations Literally: poor where poor three generations, rich where three clans three generations still whole

Is “Nghèo đâu nghèo khó ba đời, giàu đâu ba họ ba đời còn nguyên” formal or informal?

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

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