Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bao giờ đom đóm bay ra, hoa gạo rụng xuống thì tra hạt vừng

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Meaning · English

Only when the time is right, will things happen

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chỉ khi thời điểm phù hợp, mọi thứ sẽ xảy ra

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Literally: When fireflies fly out, rice flowers fall down, then pick sesame seeds

Examples

Bao giờ đom đóm bay ra, hoa gạo rụng xuống thì tra hạt vừng, chứ không phải bây giờOnly when the time is right, like when fireflies fly out and rice flowers fall, can we pick sesame seeds, not now

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bao giờ đom đóm bay ra, hoa gạo rụng xuống thì tra hạt vừng” mean?

Only when the time is right, will things happen Literally: When fireflies fly out, rice flowers fall down, then pick sesame seeds

Is “Bao giờ đom đóm bay ra, hoa gạo rụng xuống thì tra hạt vừng” formal or informal?

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