Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gặp đường nằm đường, gặp chợ nằm chợ

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Meaning · English

Adapting to circumstances

Literally: Meet the road lie on the road, meet the market lie on the market

Examples

Khi bị mất việc, anh phải gặp đường nằm đường để kiếm tiềnWhen he lost his job, he had to adapt to circumstances to make money

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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 “Gặp đường nằm đường, gặp chợ nằm chợ” mean?

Adapting to circumstances Literally: Meet the road lie on the road, meet the market lie on the market

Is “Gặp đường nằm đường, gặp chợ nằm chợ” formal or informal?

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

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