Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Được mùa cau, đau mùa lúa

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Meaning · English

One trouble goes, another comes

Literally: Have areca season, hurt rice season

Examples

Năm nay được mùa cau, nhưng đau mùa lúa quá.This year we have a good areca season, but the rice season is bad.

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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 “Được mùa cau, đau mùa lúa” mean?

One trouble goes, another comes Literally: Have areca season, hurt rice season

Is “Được mùa cau, đau mùa lúa” formal or informal?

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

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