Sống về mồ về mả, ai sống về cả đĩa xôi đầy

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Meaning · English

Everyone will eventually die, no one can take wealth with them

Literally: live to the grave, die to the tomb, who lives to a full plate of rice

Examples

Ông già thường nói 'Sống về mồ về mả, ai sống về cả đĩa xôi đầy' khi thấy người trẻ quá ham củaThe old man often says 'Sống về mồ về mả, ai sống về cả đĩa xôi đầy' when he sees young people being too greedy

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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.

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What does “Sống về mồ về mả, ai sống về cả đĩa xôi đầy” mean?

Everyone will eventually die, no one can take wealth with them Literally: live to the grave, die to the tomb, who lives to a full plate of rice

Is “Sống về mồ về mả, ai sống về cả đĩa xôi đầy” formal or informal?

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