Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Không có lửa, sao có khói

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Meaning · English

There's no smoke without fire, implying a likely cause for an effect

Literally: No fire, how have smoke

Examples

Không có lửa, sao có khói, chắc hẳn công ty đó có vấn đề nội bộ.There's no smoke without fire, the company probably has internal issues.

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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 “Không có lửa, sao có khói” mean?

There's no smoke without fire, implying a likely cause for an effect Literally: No fire, how have smoke

Is “Không có lửa, sao có khói” formal or informal?

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

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