Đã may thì may mọi mặt, đã ngặt thì ngặt mọi đường
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When things go well, everything goes well, but when things go badly, everything goes badly
Khi mọi việc suôn sẻ thì tất cả đều tốt, nhưng khi mọi việc khó khăn thì tất cả đều trở nên tồi tệ
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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Đã may thì may mọi mặt, đã ngặt thì ngặt mọi đường” mean?
When things go well, everything goes well, but when things go badly, everything goes badly Literally: Already lucky then sew every side, already tight then tight every road
Is “Đã may thì may mọi mặt, đã ngặt thì ngặt mọi đường” formal or informal?
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