Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Hỏng nan trước, gầy nan sau

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Meaning · English

One trouble leads to another

Literally: broken roof before, dry roof after

Examples

Sau khi hỏng nan trước, anh ta lại gầy nan sau vì không có tiền sửa chữa.After the front roof was damaged, he then had the back roof damaged because he had no money to repair it.

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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 “Hỏng nan trước, gầy nan sau” mean?

One trouble leads to another Literally: broken roof before, dry roof after

Is “Hỏng nan trước, gầy nan sau” formal or informal?

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

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