Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tiền đi buôn để trong gác, tiền cờ bạc để ngoài sân, tiền phù vân để ngoài ngõ

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Meaning · English

Money earned through honest labor is valued, while money from dishonest means is disregarded

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tiền kiếm bằng lao động chân chính được trân trọng, tiền từ Means không chính đáng bị bỏ qua

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Literally: Money from trade is kept in the attic, money from gambling is kept outside the yard, money from adultery is kept outside the gate

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nhớ câu Tiền đi buôn để trong gác, tiền cờ bạc để ngoài sân, tiền phù vân để ngoài ngõ của bố mìnhHe always remembers his father's saying Tiền đi buôn để trong gác, tiền cờ bạc để ngoài sân, tiền phù vân để ngoài ngõ

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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 đi buôn để trong gác, tiền cờ bạc để ngoài sân, tiền phù vân để ngoài ngõ” mean?

Money earned through honest labor is valued, while money from dishonest means is disregarded Literally: Money from trade is kept in the attic, money from gambling is kept outside the yard, money from adultery is kept outside the gate

Is “Tiền đi buôn để trong gác, tiền cờ bạc để ngoài sân, tiền phù vân để ngoài ngõ” formal or informal?

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

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