Có phúc thì gặp thợ mộc thợ nề, vô phúc thì gặp thầy đề thầy thông
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Good fortune brings helpful people, bad fortune brings harmful ones
Examples
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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Có phúc thì gặp thợ mộc thợ nề, vô phúc thì gặp thầy đề thầy thông” mean?
Good fortune brings helpful people, bad fortune brings harmful ones Literally: Having fortune meets carpenter and bricklayer, without fortune meets fortune teller and medium
Is “Có phúc thì gặp thợ mộc thợ nề, vô phúc thì gặp thầy đề thầy thông” formal or informal?
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