cơn ông chưa qua, cơn bà đã đến
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Meaning · English
One problem is not yet over, another arises
Literally: the gentleman's storm has not passed, the lady's storm has arrived
Examples
Công ty vừa giải quyết xong vấn đề tài chính, cơn ông chưa qua, cơn bà đã đến khi máy móc bị hỏngThe company has just solved the financial problem, but one problem is not yet over, another arises when the machinery breaks down
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “cơn ông chưa qua, cơn bà đã đến” mean?
One problem is not yet over, another arises Literally: the gentleman's storm has not passed, the lady's storm has arrived
Is “cơn ông chưa qua, cơn bà đã đến” formal or informal?
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