Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nợ trả lần, cháo húp quanh

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Meaning · English

One debt is repaid, but another is incurred

Literally: Debt repaid once, porridge sipped all around

Examples

Anh ấy vừa trả nợ ngân hàng thì lại nợ bạn bè, đúng câu nói nợ trả lần, cháo húp quanhHe just paid off his bank loan, but now he owes his friends, just like the saying goes, one debt is repaid, but another is incurred

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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 “Nợ trả lần, cháo húp quanh” mean?

One debt is repaid, but another is incurred Literally: Debt repaid once, porridge sipped all around

Is “Nợ trả lần, cháo húp quanh” formal or informal?

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

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