Được mùa quéo, héo mùa chiêm

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Meaning · English

One misfortune is compensated by another

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một bất hạnh được bù đắp bởi một bất hạnh khác

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Literally: good harvest of queo, withered harvest of chiêm

Examples

Năm nay được mùa quéo, héo mùa chiêm nên nông dân cũng không được lợi gì.This year, we had a good harvest of queo, but the chiêm harvest withered, so the farmers didn't benefit at all.

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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 “Được mùa quéo, héo mùa chiêm” mean?

One misfortune is compensated by another Literally: good harvest of queo, withered harvest of chiêm

Is “Được mùa quéo, héo mùa chiêm” formal or informal?

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