Đói chửa qua, xi xa đã đến

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Meaning · English

Troubles come before one can recover from previous ones

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Vấn đề ập đến trước khi có thể phục hồi từ những vấn đề trước

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Literally: Hunger not yet passed, hair washing has arrived

Examples

Mới hết nợ ngân hàng thì lại phải trả nợ thẻ tín dụng, thật là đời chửa qua, xi xa đã đến.I just finished paying off the bank loan and now I have to pay the credit card debt, troubles really do come before one can recover from previous ones.

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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 “Đói chửa qua, xi xa đã đến” mean?

Troubles come before one can recover from previous ones Literally: Hunger not yet passed, hair washing has arrived

Is “Đói chửa qua, xi xa đã đến” formal or informal?

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