Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tham giàu lấy phải thằng Ngô, đêm nằm hú hí như vồ đập hông

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Meaning · English

Being overly ambitious leads to trouble

Literally: Coveting wealth gets Ngô, night lying and laughing like hitting the hip with a mallet

Examples

Anh ấy tham giàu lấy phải thằng Ngô, đêm nằm hú hí như vồ đập hông sau khi đầu tư tất cả vào dự án thất bạiHe was overly ambitious and got into trouble, lying awake and worrying like being hit on the hip with a mallet after investing everything in a failed 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 giàu lấy phải thằng Ngô, đêm nằm hú hí như vồ đập hông” mean?

Being overly ambitious leads to trouble Literally: Coveting wealth gets Ngô, night lying and laughing like hitting the hip with a mallet

Is “Tham giàu lấy phải thằng Ngô, đêm nằm hú hí như vồ đập hông” formal or informal?

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