buồn ngủ gặp chiếu manh
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Drowsy, and a spare mat appears — the need meeting its remedy by pure luck.
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.