khó được vàng sang cất lấy

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Meaning · English

Take advantage of an opportunity when it arises

Literally: difficult to get gold, put it away when obtained

Examples

Cô ấy khó được vàng sang cất lấy cơ hội việc làm tại công ty lớn.She took advantage of the job opportunity at the large company.

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “khó được vàng sang cất lấy” mean?

Take advantage of an opportunity when it arises Literally: difficult to get gold, put it away when obtained

Is “khó được vàng sang cất lấy” formal or informal?

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