gìa lăm gìa hỏng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Count on it hard and watch it miss — what's banked on never lands; the accidental arrives instead.
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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 “gìa lăm gìa hỏng” mean?
Count on it hard and watch it miss — what's banked on never lands; the accidental arrives instead. Literally: firmly intended, firmly missed
Is “gìa lăm gìa hỏng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.