Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Được đằng chân lân đằng đầu

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To have both good luck and bad luck at the same time

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

có cả may mắn và xui xẻo cùng lúc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: got the leg but lost the head

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

Sources & notes

Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Tục ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Legs

Common questions

What does “Được đằng chân lân đằng đầu” mean?

To have both good luck and bad luck at the same time Literally: got the leg but lost the head

Is “Được đằng chân lân đằng đầu” formal or informal?

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

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