Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tiền vào nhà khó, gió vào nhà trống

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

It's hard to earn money but easy to spend it

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tiền kiếm được khó khăn nhưng tiêu dễ

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Literally: Money enters a full house, wind enters an empty house

Examples

Tiền vào nhà khó, gió vào nhà trống, anh ấy luôn phải cân nhắc kỹ trước khi chi tiêuIt's hard for money to come in but easy for it to go out, he always has to consider carefully before spending

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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 vào nhà khó, gió vào nhà trống” mean?

It's hard to earn money but easy to spend it Literally: Money enters a full house, wind enters an empty house

Is “Tiền vào nhà khó, gió vào nhà trống” formal or informal?

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

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