Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đồi Giếng đứt quai, đồi Vai lọt sọt

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

One problem leads to another

Literally: The Gieng hill breaks its handle, the Vai hill falls into a basket

Examples

Sau khi mất việc thì tôi gặp phải tình huống Đồi Giếng đứt quai, đồi Vai lọt sọtAfter losing my job, I encountered a situation where one problem led to another

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.

Common questions

What does “Đồi Giếng đứt quai, đồi Vai lọt sọt” mean?

One problem leads to another Literally: The Gieng hill breaks its handle, the Vai hill falls into a basket

Is “Đồi Giếng đứt quai, đồi Vai lọt sọt” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time