Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tậu ruộng thì ra, làm nhà thì tổn

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Meaning · English

Buying land is profitable, but building a house is costly

Literally: Buy field then profit, build house then lose

Examples

Anh ấy muốn tậu ruộng thì ra, làm nhà thì tổn nên chọn mua đấtHe wants to buy land to profit, but building a house would be costly, so he chooses to buy land

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Tậu ruộng thì ra, làm nhà thì tổn” mean?

Buying land is profitable, but building a house is costly Literally: Buy field then profit, build house then lose

Is “Tậu ruộng thì ra, làm nhà thì tổn” formal or informal?

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