duyên ai nấy gặp
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Each meets the match fate kept — marriages arrive by their own appointment.
Literally: whoever's destiny, they meet it
Examples
Đừng sốt ruột chuyện chồng con, duyên ai nấy gặp.No rush on marriage — each meets the match fate kept for them.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “duyên ai nấy gặp” mean?
Each meets the match fate kept — marriages arrive by their own appointment. Literally: whoever's destiny, they meet it
Is “duyên ai nấy gặp” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.