số giàu tay trắng cũng giàu, số nghèo chín đụn mười trâu cũng nghèo

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Meaning · English

Fated rich, empty hands still prosper; fated poor, nine barns and ten buffalo still drain away — fortune as the senior partner.

Literally: destined rich: bare hands still rich; destined poor: nine granaries, ten buffalo still poor
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “số giàu tay trắng cũng giàu, số nghèo chín đụn mười trâu cũng nghèo” mean?

Fated rich, empty hands still prosper; fated poor, nine barns and ten buffalo still drain away — fortune as the senior partner. Literally: destined rich: bare hands still rich; destined poor: nine granaries, ten buffalo still poor

Is “số giàu tay trắng cũng giàu, số nghèo chín đụn mười trâu cũng nghèo” formal or informal?

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