Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chày cháy trôi sông, ngư ông ngỡ cá

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Meaning · English

One person's loss is another person's gain

Literally: spoon burns and floats away, fisherman thinks it's a fish

Examples

Khi công ty đó phá sản, công ty đối thủ đã thu được nhiều hợp đồng quý giá, chày cháy trôi sông, ngư ông ngỡ cá.When that company went bankrupt, the rival company got many valuable contracts, one person's loss is another person's gain.

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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 “Chày cháy trôi sông, ngư ông ngỡ cá” mean?

One person's loss is another person's gain Literally: spoon burns and floats away, fisherman thinks it's a fish

Is “Chày cháy trôi sông, ngư ông ngỡ cá” formal or informal?

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

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