tiền nằm lãi chạy
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Meaning · English
Money lies still, interest runs — capital asleep while its offspring sprint.
Literally: cash lies, interest races
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tiền nằm lãi chạy” mean?
Money lies still, interest runs — capital asleep while its offspring sprint. Literally: cash lies, interest races
Is “tiền nằm lãi chạy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.