Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lạch Ghép khó vào, lạch Trào khó ra

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Meaning · English

It's hard to get into a good situation and hard to get out of a bad one

Literally: Ghép stream hard to enter, Trào stream hard to exit

Examples

Anh ấy đã mất nhiều thời gian để tìm việc nhưng khi có việc rồi thì lại không muốn nghỉHe spent a lot of time looking for a job, but when he had one, he didn't want to quit

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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 “Lạch Ghép khó vào, lạch Trào khó ra” mean?

It's hard to get into a good situation and hard to get out of a bad one Literally: Ghép stream hard to enter, Trào stream hard to exit

Is “Lạch Ghép khó vào, lạch Trào khó ra” formal or informal?

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

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