ao cá lửa thành
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Meaning · English
When the citadel burns, the fish-pond suffers — disaster spills onto bystanders.
Literally: fishpond by the burning wall
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ao cá lửa thành” mean?
When the citadel burns, the fish-pond suffers — disaster spills onto bystanders. Literally: fishpond by the burning wall
Is “ao cá lửa thành” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.