cầy sâu tốt lúa
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Meaning · English
One person's misfortune is another's benefit
Literally: moles dig deeply good rice
Examples
Cầy sâu tốt lúa, anh mất việc thì tôi được việcOne person's loss is another's gain, when he lost his job, I got it
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “cầy sâu tốt lúa” mean?
One person's misfortune is another's benefit Literally: moles dig deeply good rice
Is “cầy sâu tốt lúa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.