Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

phú quí bất qui cố hương, như ý cẩm dạ hành

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Meaning · English

Rich and never returning home is brocade worn in the dark — success needs its native audience.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thành công cần được công nhận ở quê hương

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Literally: wealth not returning to the old village: brocade walked at night

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). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

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What does “phú quí bất qui cố hương, như ý cẩm dạ hành” mean?

Rich and never returning home is brocade worn in the dark — success needs its native audience. Literally: wealth not returning to the old village: brocade walked at night

Is “phú quí bất qui cố hương, như ý cẩm dạ hành” formal or informal?

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