Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nhà giàu giẫm phải gai cũng bằng nhà khó gẫy hai xương sườn

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Meaning · English

The rich and the poor suffer equally in their own ways

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giàu và nghèo đều chịu đựng theo cách riêng

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Literally: A rich house treads on thorns, also like a poor house breaks two ribs

Examples

Nhà giàu giẫm phải gai cũng bằng nhà khó gẫy hai xương sườn, nên không ai là không khổThe rich and the poor suffer equally in their own ways, so no one is without suffering

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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 giẫm phải gai cũng bằng nhà khó gẫy hai xương sườn” mean?

The rich and the poor suffer equally in their own ways Literally: A rich house treads on thorns, also like a poor house breaks two ribs

Is “Nhà giàu giẫm phải gai cũng bằng nhà khó gẫy hai xương sườn” formal or informal?

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