Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

tôi tớ đồng tiền

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Money's own servant — waged, worked, and owned by the coin.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bị tiền bạc chi phối và kiểm soát

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Literally: servant of the coin

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 “tôi tớ đồng tiền” mean?

Money's own servant — waged, worked, and owned by the coin. Literally: servant of the coin

Is “tôi tớ đồng tiền” formal or informal?

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

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