Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cơm sôi lửa đỏ, ló chín trời mưa

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Meaning · English

Things happen at the worst possible time

Literally: Boiling rice red fire, cooking pot heaven rain

Examples

Cơm sôi lửa đỏ, ló chín trời mưa, tôi mới mất việcThings happened at the worst possible time, I just lost my job

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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 lửa đỏ, ló chín trời mưa” mean?

Things happen at the worst possible time Literally: Boiling rice red fire, cooking pot heaven rain

Is “Cơm sôi lửa đỏ, ló chín trời mưa” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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