Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vì đâu cực khổ cuộc đời, vì chưng sưu thuế rọt voi mấy lần

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Meaning · English

Excessive taxation leads to extreme hardship

Literally: why life is suffering, because of collecting taxes on elephant skin several times

Examples

Vì đâu cực khổ cuộc đời, vì chưng sưu thuế rọt voi mấy lần nên ông già quyết định rời làngWhy life is suffering, because of collecting taxes on elephant skin several times, so the old man decided to leave the village

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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 “Vì đâu cực khổ cuộc đời, vì chưng sưu thuế rọt voi mấy lần” mean?

Excessive taxation leads to extreme hardship Literally: why life is suffering, because of collecting taxes on elephant skin several times

Is “Vì đâu cực khổ cuộc đời, vì chưng sưu thuế rọt voi mấy lần” formal or informal?

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