Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đi buôn gặp năm hồng thuỷ, làm đĩ gặp năm toi

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Meaning · English

Bad luck occurs when one is already vulnerable

Literally: doing business meets flood year, being a prostitute meets lean year

Examples

Cô ấy vừa mất việc thì lại gặp thêm tai nạn, thật là đi buôn gặp năm hồng thuỷ, làm đĩ gặp năm toiShe just lost her job and then had an accident, really 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 đĩ gặp năm toi” mean?

Bad luck occurs when one is already vulnerable Literally: doing business meets flood year, being a prostitute meets lean year

Is “Đi buôn gặp năm hồng thuỷ, làm đĩ gặp năm toi” formal or informal?

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