Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tiền phú hậu bần, làm giàu có số, tiền bần hậu phú

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Meaning · English

Wealth precedes poverty, good fortune comes before bad

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự giàu có đi trước sự nghèo khó, may mắn đến trước vận xui

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Literally: Money first, poverty later, do rich have fate, poverty first, rich later

Examples

Gia đình tôi tiền phú hậu bần, giờ chỉ còn nợ nầnMy family was wealthy before becoming poor, now we only have debts

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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 phú hậu bần, làm giàu có số, tiền bần hậu phú” mean?

Wealth precedes poverty, good fortune comes before bad Literally: Money first, poverty later, do rich have fate, poverty first, rich later

Is “Tiền phú hậu bần, làm giàu có số, tiền bần hậu phú” formal or informal?

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