Rẻ thì mua chơi, đất thì nghỉ ngơi đồng tiền

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Meaning · English

Something cheap is not worth investing time or effort into

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Điều gì rẻ tiền thì không đáng đầu tư thời gian hoặc công sức

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Literally: Cheap then buy play, land then rest money

Examples

Rẻ thì mua chơi, đất thì nghỉ ngơi đồng tiền, anh không nên bỏ quá nhiều công sức vào việc đóIt's not worth investing too much effort into that

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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 “Rẻ thì mua chơi, đất thì nghỉ ngơi đồng tiền” mean?

Something cheap is not worth investing time or effort into Literally: Cheap then buy play, land then rest money

Is “Rẻ thì mua chơi, đất thì nghỉ ngơi đồng tiền” formal or informal?

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