bói người ra ma
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Divine at a person and you'll find a ghost — go looking for fault and fault appears.
Literally: read someone's fortune, produce a ghost
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Tục ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “bói người ra ma” mean?
Divine at a person and you'll find a ghost — go looking for fault and fault appears. Literally: read someone's fortune, produce a ghost
Is “bói người ra ma” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.