Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trong lưng chẳng có một đồng, lời nói như rồng chúng chẳng thèm nghe

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Meaning · English

People won't listen if you have no power or money

Literally: No money in the pocket, words like dragon they don't bother to hear

Examples

Anh ấy trong lưng chẳng có một đồng, lời nói như rồng chúng chẳng thèm ngheHe has no money, so people don't listen to him

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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 “Trong lưng chẳng có một đồng, lời nói như rồng chúng chẳng thèm nghe” mean?

People won't listen if you have no power or money Literally: No money in the pocket, words like dragon they don't bother to hear

Is “Trong lưng chẳng có một đồng, lời nói như rồng chúng chẳng thèm nghe” formal or informal?

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

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