Được mùa xoài, còi mùa lúa

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Meaning · English

One person's gain is another's loss

Literally: Have a mango season, lose a rice season

Examples

Năm nay được mùa xoài, còi mùa lúa, người trồng xoài thì mừng mà người trồng lúa thì lo.This year, it's a good mango season, but a bad rice season, so mango farmers are happy while rice farmers are worried.

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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 xoài, còi mùa lúa” mean?

One person's gain is another's loss Literally: Have a mango season, lose a rice season

Is “Được mùa xoài, còi mùa lúa” formal or informal?

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