Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

bỉ cực thới lai

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Meaning · English

When misery bottoms out, prosperity turns in — the wheel's lowest point is where it rises.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khi khó khăn kết thúc, may mắn bắt đầu

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Literally: bỉ exhausted, thới arrives

Examples

Ráng qua năm nay, bỉ cực thới lai.Get through this year — when the ebb bottoms, the tide turns.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “bỉ cực thới lai” mean?

When misery bottoms out, prosperity turns in — the wheel's lowest point is where it rises. Literally: bỉ exhausted, thới arrives

Is “bỉ cực thới lai” formal or informal?

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

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