Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tiền buộc dải yếm bo bo, đưa cho thầy bói thêm lo vào mình

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Money brings more worries

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tiền bạc gây thêm nhiều lo toan

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Literally: Money forces one to wear a worried face, giving it to a fortune teller adds more worries

Examples

Anh ấy vừa nhận được thừa kế một khoản tiền lớn, nhưng bây giờ anh ấy luôn lo lắng về việc quản lý nó, như người ta nói: Tiền buộc dải yếm bo bo, đưa cho thầy bói thêm lo vào mìnhHe just received a large inheritance, but now he's always worried about managing it, as people say: Money brings more worries

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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 “Tiền buộc dải yếm bo bo, đưa cho thầy bói thêm lo vào mình” mean?

Money brings more worries Literally: Money forces one to wear a worried face, giving it to a fortune teller adds more worries

Is “Tiền buộc dải yếm bo bo, đưa cho thầy bói thêm lo vào mình” formal or informal?

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

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