Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đói lên Bắc, chạy giặc vào Nam

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Fleeing from war to the south and from famine to the north

Literally: Hungry go north, run enemy south

Examples

Ông bà ta có câu 'Đói lên Bắc, chạy giặc vào Nam' để chỉ tình cảnh khó khănOur ancestors had the saying 'Đói lên Bắc, chạy giặc vào Nam' to describe a difficult situation

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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đói lên Bắc, chạy giặc vào Nam” mean?

Fleeing from war to the south and from famine to the north Literally: Hungry go north, run enemy south

Is “Đói lên Bắc, chạy giặc vào Nam” 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