bốn chín chửa qua, năm ba đã đến
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Meaning · English
One problem is not yet resolved and another arises
Literally: four nine not yet passed, five three has arrived
Examples
Tôi mới giải quyết xong vấn đề này thì bốn chín chửa qua, năm ba đã đến, công ty lại gặp khủng hoảngI had just solved this problem when another one came up, the company is facing a crisis again
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “bốn chín chửa qua, năm ba đã đến” mean?
One problem is not yet resolved and another arises Literally: four nine not yet passed, five three has arrived
Is “bốn chín chửa qua, năm ba đã đến” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.