Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ai biết đâu ma ăn cỗ

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Unexpected things can happen

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: who knows the ghost eats the food

Examples

Tôi đã chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng, nhưng ai biết đâu ma ăn cỗ, mọi thứ vẫn xảy ra sai sót.I prepared carefully, but who knows, unexpected things still happened.

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ai biết đâu ma ăn cỗ” mean?

Unexpected things can happen Literally: who knows the ghost eats the food

Is “Ai biết đâu ma ăn cỗ” formal or informal?

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

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