Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gái nhỡ thì gặp quan tri goá vợ

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Meaning · English

An unfortunate event leads to a worse situation

Literally: Unmarried girl meets widowed official

Examples

Cô ấy mất việc và ngay sau đó bị ốm, gái nhỡ thì gặp quan tri goá vợShe lost her job and then got sick, an unfortunate event leads to a worse situation

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Gái nhỡ thì gặp quan tri goá vợ” mean?

An unfortunate event leads to a worse situation Literally: Unmarried girl meets widowed official

Is “Gái nhỡ thì gặp quan tri goá vợ” formal or informal?

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

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