Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nhiều tiền thì mua hoàng cầm hoàng kì, ít tiền thì mua trần bì chỉ sác

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Meaning · English

One can afford better things when rich and settle for less when poor

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giàu thì mua hàng tốt, nghèo thì mua hàng kém

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Literally: Much money buys yellow ginger and yellow cassia, little money buys dried tangerine peel and only thatch

Examples

Anh ấy đã mua được nhà đẹp vì giàu, còn tôi thì chỉ mua được nhà nhỏ vì ít tiền, như câu nói 'Nhiều tiền thì mua hoàng cầm hoàng kì, ít tiền thì mua trần bì chỉ sác'He could buy a nice house because he's rich, but I can only buy a small one because I have little money, as the saying goes 'Nhiều tiền thì mua hoàng cầm hoàng kì, ít tiền thì mua trần bì chỉ sác'

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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 “Nhiều tiền thì mua hoàng cầm hoàng kì, ít tiền thì mua trần bì chỉ sác” mean?

One can afford better things when rich and settle for less when poor Literally: Much money buys yellow ginger and yellow cassia, little money buys dried tangerine peel and only thatch

Is “Nhiều tiền thì mua hoàng cầm hoàng kì, ít tiền thì mua trần bì chỉ sác” formal or informal?

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