Tiền bần hậu phú, làm giàu có số, tiền phú hậu bán

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Meaning · English

Wealth gained through hard work is more stable than inherited wealth

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tài sản tích lũy được qua lao động hơn là thừa kế

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Literally: poor first rich later, doing rich has fate, rich first decline later

Examples

Gia đình tôi tiền bần hậu phú nhờ sự nỗ lực của bố mẹMy family became rich through my parents' hard work

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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.

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What does “Tiền bần hậu phú, làm giàu có số, tiền phú hậu bán” mean?

Wealth gained through hard work is more stable than inherited wealth Literally: poor first rich later, doing rich has fate, rich first decline later

Is “Tiền bần hậu phú, làm giàu có số, tiền phú hậu bán” formal or informal?

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