Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đánh đĩ, lại gặp năm toi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To have bad luck on top of making a mistake

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Gặp thêm xui xẻo sau khi mắc lỗi

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Literally: hit a prostitute, meet a year of calamity

Examples

Anh ấy đánh đĩ, lại gặp năm toi, mất việc làm và ốm nặng.He made a mistake, and to make matters worse, he had bad luck, lost his job and fell seriously ill.

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

Common questions

What does “Đánh đĩ, lại gặp năm toi” mean?

To have bad luck on top of making a mistake Literally: hit a prostitute, meet a year of calamity

Is “Đánh đĩ, lại gặp năm toi” formal or informal?

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

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