Nhà giàu giồng lau ra lúa, nhà khó giồng củ tía ra bồ nâu
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Wealthy families have more to spare, poor families make do with less
Gia đình giàu có có nhiều để cho đi, gia đình nghèo làm với ít
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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 giồng lau ra lúa, nhà khó giồng củ tía ra bồ nâu” mean?
Wealthy families have more to spare, poor families make do with less Literally: Rich house sweeps out rice, poor house sweeps out yam to feed carp
Is “Nhà giàu giồng lau ra lúa, nhà khó giồng củ tía ra bồ nâu” formal or informal?
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