Nhà giàu giồng lau ra lúa, nhà khó giồng củ tía ra bồ nâu

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Meaning · English

Wealthy families have more to spare, poor families make do with less

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Gia đình giàu có có nhiều để cho đi, gia đình nghèo làm với ít

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Literally: Rich house sweeps out rice, poor house sweeps out yam to feed carp

Examples

Gia đình tôi nghèo nên phải tiết kiệm, nhà giàu giồng lau ra lúa, nhà khó giồng củ tía ra bồ nâuMy family is poor so we have to save, the rich can afford to waste, the poor have to make do with scraps

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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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