Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

nhứt chơi tiên nhì giỡn tiền

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

First in play, second in earning money

Literally: first play second earn money

Examples

Cậu ấy nhứt chơi tiên nhì giỡn tiền, nên không bao giờ thiếu tiềnHe plays first and earns money second, so he's never short of money

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Trong sự chơi ác thì lấy hai đều ấy làm hơn.” Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “nhứt chơi tiên nhì giỡn tiền” mean?

First in play, second in earning money Literally: first play second earn money

Is “nhứt chơi tiên nhì giỡn tiền” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.