Đổ quán xiêu đình
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Meaning · English
To lose everything when one thing goes wrong
Literally: overturn the tavern collapse the house
Examples
Khi mất việc, anh ta đã đổ quán xiêu đình và không biết làm gìWhen he lost his job, he lost everything and didn't know what to do
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Đổ quán xiêu đình” mean?
To lose everything when one thing goes wrong Literally: overturn the tavern collapse the house
Is “Đổ quán xiêu đình” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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