Có phúc thì gặp Vũ Mao, vô phúc thì gặp Trương Giao thuồng luồng

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Meaning · English

Good fortune brings good encounters, bad fortune brings bad ones

Literally: With fortune meet Vu Mao, without fortune meet Zhang Jiao in turbulent waters

Examples

Có phúc thì gặp Vũ Mao, vô phúc thì gặp Trương Giao thuồng luồng như khi tôi gặp người bạn cũ đóIt's like when I met that old friend of mine, with fortune I meet Vu Mao, without fortune I meet Zhang Jiao in turbulent waters

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Có phúc thì gặp Vũ Mao, vô phúc thì gặp Trương Giao thuồng luồng” mean?

Good fortune brings good encounters, bad fortune brings bad ones Literally: With fortune meet Vu Mao, without fortune meet Zhang Jiao in turbulent waters

Is “Có phúc thì gặp Vũ Mao, vô phúc thì gặp Trương Giao thuồng luồng” formal or informal?

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