Đắc thần đắc thế nên khôn, hầm kia phải lúc sa cơ cũng hèn

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Meaning · English

Being in the right place at the right time can bring success, even to the foolish

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ở đúng nơi đúng lúc có thể dẫn đến thành công, thậm chí với người ngu ngốc

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Literally: Meet god meet situation should be clever, the other side must when lose opportunity also humble

Examples

Anh ấy không giỏi gì nhưng đắc thần đắc thế nên khôn, giờ đang làm quản lýHe's not talented but being in the right place at the right time brought him success, now he's a manager

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đắc thần đắc thế nên khôn, hầm kia phải lúc sa cơ cũng hèn” mean?

Being in the right place at the right time can bring success, even to the foolish Literally: Meet god meet situation should be clever, the other side must when lose opportunity also humble

Is “Đắc thần đắc thế nên khôn, hầm kia phải lúc sa cơ cũng hèn” formal or informal?

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