Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

buôn gặp chầu, câu gặp chỗ

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Meaning · English

Trade meets its market, fishing meets its hole — the lucky moment when the work and the chance align.

Literally: trading meets the session, angling meets the spot

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 “buôn gặp chầu, câu gặp chỗ” mean?

Trade meets its market, fishing meets its hole — the lucky moment when the work and the chance align. Literally: trading meets the session, angling meets the spot

Is “buôn gặp chầu, câu gặp chỗ” formal or informal?

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

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