Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cửu hạn phùng cam

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Meaning · English

A great misfortune occurs after many small ones

Literally: nine losses meet the in-laws

Examples

Sau nhiều lần bị thất bại, cuối cùng anh cũng gặp phải cửu hạn phùng cam.After many failures, he finally encountered a great misfortune

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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 “Cửu hạn phùng cam” mean?

A great misfortune occurs after many small ones Literally: nine losses meet the in-laws

Is “Cửu hạn phùng cam” formal or informal?

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

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