Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tiền phú hậu bần

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Meaning · English

First rich, later poor — fortunes, like some builds, front-loaded.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

số phận như một số tòa nhà, giàu có ban đầu rồi nghèo sau

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Literally: formerly wealthy, afterward needy

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tiền phú hậu bần” mean?

First rich, later poor — fortunes, like some builds, front-loaded. Literally: formerly wealthy, afterward needy

Is “tiền phú hậu bần” formal or informal?

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

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