Phú quý đa nhân hội, bần cùng bà nội cũng xa

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Meaning · English

Wealth attracts many friends, but poverty isolates even family

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự giàu có thu hút nhiều bạn bè, nhưng sự nghèo khó cách ly thậm chí cả gia đình

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Literally: Wealth gathers many people, poverty even grandmother keeps distance

Examples

Khi còn giàu có, anh ấy có rất nhiều bạn bè, nhưng khi thất nghiệp, phú quý đa nhân hội, bần cùng bà nội cũng xaWhen he was still wealthy, he had many friends, but when he became unemployed, wealth attracts many friends, but poverty even isolates grandmother

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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 “Phú quý đa nhân hội, bần cùng bà nội cũng xa” mean?

Wealth attracts many friends, but poverty isolates even family Literally: Wealth gathers many people, poverty even grandmother keeps distance

Is “Phú quý đa nhân hội, bần cùng bà nội cũng xa” formal or informal?

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