Trăm đời nhà rế vẫn ở trôn nổi, trăm đời nhà sồi vẫn ở trôn váy
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Poor families stay poor, rich families stay rich
Gia đình nghèo vẫn nghèo, gia đình giàu vẫn giàu
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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 “Trăm đời nhà rế vẫn ở trôn nổi, trăm đời nhà sồi vẫn ở trôn váy” mean?
Poor families stay poor, rich families stay rich Literally: A hundred years of reed house still live in thatched roof, a hundred years of tile house still live in tiled roof
Is “Trăm đời nhà rế vẫn ở trôn nổi, trăm đời nhà sồi vẫn ở trôn váy” formal or informal?
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