Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Số nghèo chín đụn mười trâu cũng nghèo

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Having many children can still lead to poverty

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có nhiều con vẫn có thể dẫn đến nghèo

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Literally: Nine mounds ten tractors still poor

Examples

Gia đình ông ấy có số nghèo chín đụn mười trâu cũng nghèoHis family has many children but they are still poor

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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 “Số nghèo chín đụn mười trâu cũng nghèo” mean?

Having many children can still lead to poverty Literally: Nine mounds ten tractors still poor

Is “Số nghèo chín đụn mười trâu cũng nghèo” formal or informal?

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

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