đi đêm lắm có ngày gặp ma

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

keep wandering at night and you'll see a ghost eventually

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Meaning · English

keep doing bad things and you'll get caught eventually

Common questions

What does “đi đêm lắm có ngày gặp ma” mean?

keep wandering at night and you'll see a ghost eventually

Is “đi đêm lắm có ngày gặp ma” formal or informal?

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