Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cơm sôi cả lửa thì khê, sự làm hay hỏng là nghề thế gian

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Meaning · English

Things can go wrong even with the best efforts

Literally: Boiling rice has fire then burnt, doing well or poorly is the profession of the world

Examples

Anh ấy đã chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng nhưng cuộc thuyết trình vẫn thất bại, cơm sôi cả lửa thì khê, sự làm hay hỏng là nghề thế gianHe had prepared carefully but the presentation still failed, things can go wrong even with the best efforts

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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 “Cơm sôi cả lửa thì khê, sự làm hay hỏng là nghề thế gian” mean?

Things can go wrong even with the best efforts Literally: Boiling rice has fire then burnt, doing well or poorly is the profession of the world

Is “Cơm sôi cả lửa thì khê, sự làm hay hỏng là nghề thế gian” formal or informal?

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