Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Làm nhà năm Kim lâu không chết trâu cũng chết bò

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Meaning · English

Disaster will strike no matter what

Literally: Building a house in the year of Kim Long, if the buffalo doesn't die, the cow will

Examples

Năm nay tôi làm nhà, sợ nhất là năm Kim lâu, làm nhà năm Kim lâu không chết trâu cũng chết bòThis year I'm building a house, I'm most afraid of the Kim Long year, disaster will strike no matter what

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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 “Làm nhà năm Kim lâu không chết trâu cũng chết bò” mean?

Disaster will strike no matter what Literally: Building a house in the year of Kim Long, if the buffalo doesn't die, the cow will

Is “Làm nhà năm Kim lâu không chết trâu cũng chết bò” formal or informal?

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