Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bao giờ cạn lạch Đồng Nai, nát chùa Thiên Mụ mới phai lời nguyền

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Meaning · English

A curse will last forever

Literally: When the Dong Nai River dries up and the Thiên Mụ temple crumbles, the curse will fade

Examples

Bao giờ cạn lạch Đồng Nai, nát chùa Thiên Mụ mới phai lời nguyền của tổ tiênThe ancestral curse will only fade when the Dong Nai River dries up and the Thiên Mụ temple crumbles

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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 “Bao giờ cạn lạch Đồng Nai, nát chùa Thiên Mụ mới phai lời nguyền” mean?

A curse will last forever Literally: When the Dong Nai River dries up and the Thiên Mụ temple crumbles, the curse will fade

Is “Bao giờ cạn lạch Đồng Nai, nát chùa Thiên Mụ mới phai lời nguyền” formal or informal?

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