Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tham bùi đánh cả bộng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Being too greedy leads to losing everything

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tham lam quá dẫn đến mất tất cả

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Literally: Greed for the gourd and hit the whole pot

Examples

Anh ấy tham bùi đánh cả bộng khi đầu tư tất cả vào dự án đóHe was too greedy and lost everything when he invested all in that project

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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 “Tham bùi đánh cả bộng” mean?

Being too greedy leads to losing everything Literally: Greed for the gourd and hit the whole pot

Is “Tham bùi đánh cả bộng” formal or informal?

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

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