Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đi buôn gặp năm hồng thuỷ, làm đã gặp năm vắng khách

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Meaning · English

Face unfavorable circumstances in business

Literally: Do business meet year of flood, do work meet year of no customer

Examples

Cửa hàng mới mở mà gặp năm vắng khách thật là xui xẻoThe new store opened but met a year of no customers, what bad luck

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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 “Đi buôn gặp năm hồng thuỷ, làm đã gặp năm vắng khách” mean?

Face unfavorable circumstances in business Literally: Do business meet year of flood, do work meet year of no customer

Is “Đi buôn gặp năm hồng thuỷ, làm đã gặp năm vắng khách” formal or informal?

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

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