Nhà giàu trồng lau ra mía, nhà khó trồng củ tía ra củ nâu
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Wealthy people can afford to take risks, but poor people cannot
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 ra mía, nhà khó trồng củ tía ra củ nâu” mean?
Wealthy people can afford to take risks, but poor people cannot Literally: Rich house plants reeds to sugarcane, poor house plants purple yam to brown yam
Is “Nhà giàu trồng lau ra mía, nhà khó trồng củ tía ra củ nâu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.