Chẳng hẹn mà gặp, chẳng rắp mà nên

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Meaning · English

Meet by chance and have a good outcome

Literally: not appoint but meet, not plan but succeed

Examples

Hai người bạn chẳng hẹn mà gặp nhau tại quán cà phêThe two friends met each other by chance at the coffee shop

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Chẳng hẹn mà gặp, chẳng rắp mà nên” mean?

Meet by chance and have a good outcome Literally: not appoint but meet, not plan but succeed

Is “Chẳng hẹn mà gặp, chẳng rắp mà nên” formal or informal?

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