Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đi buôn gặp nạn hồng thuỷ, làm đĩ gặp năm vắng khách

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Meaning · English

To face bad luck or unfortunate circumstances

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đối mặt với vận xui hoặc hoàn cảnh không may

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Literally: Doing business meets red water calamity, being a prostitute meets a year without customers

Examples

Cô ấy mở quán ăn nhưng đi buôn gặp nạn hồng thuỷ, làm đĩ gặp năm vắng khách nên thất bạiShe opened a restaurant but faced bad luck, so she failed

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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 nạn hồng thuỷ, làm đĩ gặp năm vắng khách” mean?

To face bad luck or unfortunate circumstances Literally: Doing business meets red water calamity, being a prostitute meets a year without customers

Is “Đi buôn gặp nạn hồng thuỷ, làm đĩ 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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