Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bao giờ Đông Sán có chùa, Ngọc Phúc có hội thì vua đi cày

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Meaning · English

When an impossible event occurs

Literally: When Dong San has a temple, Ngoc Phuc has a festival, the king plows

Examples

Bao giờ Đông Sán có chùa, Ngọc Phúc có hội thì vua đi cày, chứ tôi mới đi làmWhen pigs fly, or when the king plows, that's when I'll go to work

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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 Đông Sán có chùa, Ngọc Phúc có hội thì vua đi cày” mean?

When an impossible event occurs Literally: When Dong San has a temple, Ngoc Phuc has a festival, the king plows

Is “Bao giờ Đông Sán có chùa, Ngọc Phúc có hội thì vua đi cày” formal or informal?

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

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