Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cò bay ngược, nước vô nhà, cò bay xuôi nước lui ra biển

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Meaning · English

When one thing goes wrong, another will follow

Literally: Heron flies backwards, water enters home, heron flies forward water flows out to sea

Examples

Khi công ty phá sản, thì chủ tịch cũng bị mất chức, cò bay ngược, nước vô nhà, cò bay xuôi nước lui ra biểnWhen the company went bankrupt, the chairman also lost his job, one thing went wrong after another

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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 “Cò bay ngược, nước vô nhà, cò bay xuôi nước lui ra biển” mean?

When one thing goes wrong, another will follow Literally: Heron flies backwards, water enters home, heron flies forward water flows out to sea

Is “Cò bay ngược, nước vô nhà, cò bay xuôi nước lui ra biển” formal or informal?

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