Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

buồn ngủ gặp chiếu manh

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Drowsy, and a spare mat appears — the need meeting its remedy by pure luck.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cần gặp may mắn để giải quyết

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Literally: sleepy, meet a spare mat

Examples

Đang cần thì có, buồn ngủ gặp chiếu manh.Just what was needed, just in time — the sleepy man's spare mat.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “buồn ngủ gặp chiếu manh” mean?

Drowsy, and a spare mat appears — the need meeting its remedy by pure luck. Literally: sleepy, meet a spare mat

Is “buồn ngủ gặp chiếu manh” formal or informal?

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

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