Còn duyên kén cá chọn canh, hết duyên rốc đực cua kênh cũng vơ

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Meaning · English

When fate brings people together, they can be picky, but when fate is gone, they will accept anything

Literally: Still have fate, pick fish choose soup, no fate, even male crab in ditch also scoop

Examples

Cô ấy còn duyên thì kén cá chọn canh, nhưng hết duyên thì rốc đực cua kênh cũng vơShe was picky when she had fate, but when fate was gone, she would accept even a male crab from the ditch

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Còn duyên kén cá chọn canh, hết duyên rốc đực cua kênh cũng vơ” mean?

When fate brings people together, they can be picky, but when fate is gone, they will accept anything Literally: Still have fate, pick fish choose soup, no fate, even male crab in ditch also scoop

Is “Còn duyên kén cá chọn canh, hết duyên rốc đực cua kênh cũng vơ” formal or informal?

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