Cậu chết mợ ra người dưng, bánh dây phải lửa thì sưng phồng phồng

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Meaning · English

A person's situation changes dramatically after a certain event

Literally: Husband dies, wife marries stranger, fire heats twisted dough making it swell

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Khi bố mất, gia đình tôi thật sự trở thành cậu chết mợ ra người dưng, bánh dây phải lửa thì sưng phồng phồngWhen dad passed away, our family really became like 'cậu chết mợ ra người dưng, bánh dây phải lửa thì sưng phồng phồng'

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Cậu chết mợ ra người dưng, bánh dây phải lửa thì sưng phồng phồng” mean?

A person's situation changes dramatically after a certain event Literally: Husband dies, wife marries stranger, fire heats twisted dough making it swell

Is “Cậu chết mợ ra người dưng, bánh dây phải lửa thì sưng phồng phồng” formal or informal?

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