Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nhà giàu ăn ba bữa, nhà khó cũng đỏ lửa ba lần

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Meaning · English

Wealthy or poor, everyone has their struggles

Literally: Rich house eats three meals, poor house burns fire three times

Examples

Mặc dù anh ấy giàu có, nhưng vẫn phải đối mặt với những khó khăn nên người ta nói nhà giàu ăn ba bữa, nhà khó cũng đỏ lửa ba lầnAlthough he is rich, he still faces difficulties, so people say the rich eat three meals, the poor also burn fire three times

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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 “Nhà giàu ăn ba bữa, nhà khó cũng đỏ lửa ba lần” mean?

Wealthy or poor, everyone has their struggles Literally: Rich house eats three meals, poor house burns fire three times

Is “Nhà giàu ăn ba bữa, nhà khó cũng đỏ lửa ba lần” formal or informal?

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