Chợ Khánh Mĩ tháng mười hai phiên, ai ở mạn trên thì đi chợ Nội
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Meaning · English
Those who are absent will miss out on opportunities
Literally: Khanh My market, December session, those on the upper shore go to Noi market
Examples
Anh ấy đi công tác tháng mười hai, thế là mất cơ hội tốt, chợ Khánh Mĩ tháng mười hai phiên, ai ở mạn trên thì đi chợ NộiHe went on a business trip in December, so he missed a good opportunity, just like the saying goes
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Chợ Khánh Mĩ tháng mười hai phiên, ai ở mạn trên thì đi chợ Nội” mean?
Those who are absent will miss out on opportunities Literally: Khanh My market, December session, those on the upper shore go to Noi market
Is “Chợ Khánh Mĩ tháng mười hai phiên, ai ở mạn trên thì đi chợ Nội” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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