Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nhà giàu bổ cơm bổ cá, nhà khó bổ rau má khoai lang

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Meaning · English

Wealthy families have abundant food, while poor families have limited options

Literally: Rich house adds rice adds fish, poor house adds rau ma and sweet potato

Examples

Gia đình tôi trước khó khăn, nên thường ăn bổ rau má khoai langMy family used to be poor, so we often ate rau ma and sweet potatoes

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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 “Nhà giàu bổ cơm bổ cá, nhà khó bổ rau má khoai lang” mean?

Wealthy families have abundant food, while poor families have limited options Literally: Rich house adds rice adds fish, poor house adds rau ma and sweet potato

Is “Nhà giàu bổ cơm bổ cá, nhà khó bổ rau má khoai lang” formal or informal?

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

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