Tham vàng bỏ đống gạch đầy, vàng thời ăn hết gạch xây nên thành
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Greedy for something valuable, one loses something more valuable
Examples
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 vàng bỏ đống gạch đầy, vàng thời ăn hết gạch xây nên thành” mean?
Greedy for something valuable, one loses something more valuable Literally: Covet gold abandon pile of bricks full, gold times eat all bricks build into castle
Is “Tham vàng bỏ đống gạch đầy, vàng thời ăn hết gạch xây nên thành” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.