Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Khỏi họng ra bọng dơ

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Meaning · English

To escape one problem only to fall into another

Literally: out of throat into dirty pouch

Examples

Anh ấy vừa hết bệnh thì lại mất việc, thật là khỏi họng ra bọng dơ.He just recovered from illness and then lost his job, what a case of out of the frying pan into the fire.

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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 “Khỏi họng ra bọng dơ” mean?

To escape one problem only to fall into another Literally: out of throat into dirty pouch

Is “Khỏi họng ra bọng dơ” formal or informal?

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

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