詞彙 "fools build houses and wise men live in them" 在中文的含義

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fools build houses and wise men live in them

US /fuːlz bɪld ˈhaʊ.zɪz ænd waɪz mɛn lɪv ɪn ðɛm/
UK /fuːlz bɪld ˈhaʊ.zɪz ənd waɪz mɛn lɪv ɪn ðəm/
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成語

傻瓜造房,智者住房

It is easier to buy a house that is already built than to go through the trouble and expense of building one yourself; also implies that the person who pays for construction often loses money while the subsequent owner benefits.

範例:
I decided to buy an existing home rather than building a new one, because as they say, fools build houses and wise men live in them.
我決定買現成的房子而不是新建,因為俗話說,傻瓜造房,智者住房
He lost a fortune on contractors and permits; he should have remembered that fools build houses and wise men live in them.
他在承包商和許可證上損失了一大筆錢;他本該記住傻瓜造房,智者住房