Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cái ngoảnh đi thò tay móc lọ, cái ngoảnh lại đà đận chén say

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Meaning · English

One trouble leads to another

Literally: One turns away to fetch a bottle, one turns back to suffer a drunken bowl

Examples

Anh ấy mất việc, rồi lại bị ốm, thật là cái ngoảnh đi thò tay móc lọ, cái ngoảnh lại đà đận chén say.He lost his job and then got sick, it's really one trouble after another

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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 ngoảnh đi thò tay móc lọ, cái ngoảnh lại đà đận chén say” mean?

One trouble leads to another Literally: One turns away to fetch a bottle, one turns back to suffer a drunken bowl

Is “Cái ngoảnh đi thò tay móc lọ, cái ngoảnh lại đà đận chén say” formal or informal?

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

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