Đen đông, chớp lạch, quái ráng hoa bầu, trong ba điều đó có lành đâu

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Meaning · English

Nothing good comes from suspicious or unusual things

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Những việc khả nghi hoặc lạ thường không mang lại điều gì tốt

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Literally: Black ink, sudden flash, strange flower bud

Examples

Cô ấy không dám đi gần ngôi nhà đó vì đen đông, chớp lạch, quái ráng hoa bầu, trong ba điều đó có lành đâuShe didn't dare go near that house because it seemed suspicious and nothing good comes from suspicious things

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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 “Đen đông, chớp lạch, quái ráng hoa bầu, trong ba điều đó có lành đâu” mean?

Nothing good comes from suspicious or unusual things Literally: Black ink, sudden flash, strange flower bud

Is “Đen đông, chớp lạch, quái ráng hoa bầu, trong ba điều đó có lành đâu” formal or informal?

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