Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cái đáo tụng đình nó rình nhà vô phúc

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Meaning · English

Trouble comes to those who are already unfortunate

Literally: The dao (knife) reads the court, it waits for the unlucky house

Examples

Gia đình đó đang gặp khó khăn, mà lại bị cháy nhà, thật là cái đáo tụng đình nó rình nhà vô phúcThat family was having a hard time, and then their house caught on fire, it's really trouble coming to those who are already unfortunate

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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 “Cái đáo tụng đình nó rình nhà vô phúc” mean?

Trouble comes to those who are already unfortunate Literally: The dao (knife) reads the court, it waits for the unlucky house

Is “Cái đáo tụng đình nó rình nhà vô phúc” formal or informal?

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

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