Tiền bần hậu phú như gấm thêu hoa, tiền phú hậu bần như thây ma chết
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Wealth after poverty is like embroidered silk, while poverty after wealth is like a dead corpse
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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.
Common questions
What does “Tiền bần hậu phú như gấm thêu hoa, tiền phú hậu bần như thây ma chết” mean?
Wealth after poverty is like embroidered silk, while poverty after wealth is like a dead corpse Literally: poor first wealthy later like silk embroidered flower, wealthy first poor later like dead body
Is “Tiền bần hậu phú như gấm thêu hoa, tiền phú hậu bần như thây ma chết” formal or informal?
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