Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Yêu khi có men, khen khi đếm bạc

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Love when there's wine, praise when counting money

Literally: Love when having liquor, praise when counting silver

Examples

Anh ấy chỉ yêu khi có men, khen khi đếm bạc.He only shows love when drunk, and praise when counting his money.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Yêu khi có men, khen khi đếm bạc” mean?

Love when there's wine, praise when counting money Literally: Love when having liquor, praise when counting silver

Is “Yêu khi có men, khen khi đếm bạc” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time