Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hết câu giang, sang câu sếu

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Meaning · English

From one trouble to another

Literally: From one river to another river

Examples

Sau khi hết nợ ngân hàng, anh ấy hết câu giang, sang câu sếu với khoản nợ từ bạn bè.After paying off the bank loan, he went from one trouble to another with the debt from his friends.

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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 “Hết câu giang, sang câu sếu” mean?

From one trouble to another Literally: From one river to another river

Is “Hết câu giang, sang câu sếu” formal or informal?

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

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