Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tham sáu đồng tầm, mất năm mươi tư tiền vốn

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Meaning · English

Being too greedy leads to losing everything

Literally: Desire six, lose fifty-four capital

Examples

Anh ấy tham sáu đồng tầm, mất năm mươi tư tiền vốn khi đầu tư vào dự án đó.He was too greedy and lost all his capital when investing 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 sáu đồng tầm, mất năm mươi tư tiền vốn” mean?

Being too greedy leads to losing everything Literally: Desire six, lose fifty-four capital

Is “Tham sáu đồng tầm, mất năm mươi tư tiền vốn” formal or informal?

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

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