Nhà giàu trồng lau hoá mía, nhà khó trồng củ tía hoá bồ hòn
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Wealthy people turn minor issues into big problems, while poor people turn big problems into minor ones
Examples
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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 trồng lau hoá mía, nhà khó trồng củ tía hoá bồ hòn” mean?
Wealthy people turn minor issues into big problems, while poor people turn big problems into minor ones Literally: Rich house plants areca trees to become sugarcane, poor house plants purple yam to become gallnut
Is “Nhà giàu trồng lau hoá mía, nhà khó trồng củ tía hoá bồ hòn” formal or informal?
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