Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bao giờ làng Sặt có chùa, Dương Sơn có hội thì vua đi cày

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Meaning · English

When something is highly unlikely to happen

Literally: When Sặt village has a temple, Dương Sơn has a festival, then the king plows

Examples

Tôi tin bao giờ làng Sặt có chùa, Dương Sơn có hội thì vua đi cày mới bỏ việc này.I believe it when pigs fly, or in this case, when the king plows, that I'll give up this job.

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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 làng Sặt có chùa, Dương Sơn có hội thì vua đi cày” mean?

When something is highly unlikely to happen Literally: When Sặt village has a temple, Dương Sơn has a festival, then the king plows

Is “Bao giờ làng Sặt có chùa, Dương Sơn có hội thì vua đi cày” formal or informal?

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