Chính chuyên chết cũng ra ma, lẳng lơ chết cũng chôn

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Meaning · English

Even the most diligent person can make mistakes, and even the most careless person can still accomplish something.

Literally: Diligent die also become ghost, careless die also buried

Examples

Anh ấy là người rất chăm chỉ, nhưng chính chuyên chết cũng ra ma, đôi khi anh ấy cũng mắc lỗi.He is a very diligent person, but even the most diligent person can make mistakes, sometimes he also makes errors.

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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.

Common questions

What does “Chính chuyên chết cũng ra ma, lẳng lơ chết cũng chôn” mean?

Even the most diligent person can make mistakes, and even the most careless person can still accomplish something. Literally: Diligent die also become ghost, careless die also buried

Is “Chính chuyên chết cũng ra ma, lẳng lơ chết cũng chôn” formal or informal?

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