Cà thâm bỏ góc chạn, đến khi hoạn nạn lại hỏi đến cà thâm
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Abandoning someone in good times, only to seek their help in bad times
Examples
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Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Cà thâm bỏ góc chạn, đến khi hoạn nạn lại hỏi đến cà thâm” mean?
Abandoning someone in good times, only to seek their help in bad times Literally: Dark eggplant abandoned on the shelf, when disaster strikes, ask the dark eggplant
Is “Cà thâm bỏ góc chạn, đến khi hoạn nạn lại hỏi đến cà thâm” formal or informal?
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