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Làm ruộng gặp năm đại hạn, buôn cạn gặp năm hồng thuỷ

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Meaning · English

Face difficulties and challenges in one's endeavors

Literally: Farming meets great drought year, doing business meets flood year

Examples

Anh ấy mở cửa hàng vào thời điểm làm ruộng gặp năm đại hạn, buôn cạn gặp năm hồng thuỷ.He opened the store at a time when farming meets great drought and business meets flood

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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 ruộng gặp năm đại hạn, buôn cạn gặp năm hồng thuỷ” mean?

Face difficulties and challenges in one's endeavors Literally: Farming meets great drought year, doing business meets flood year

Is “Làm ruộng gặp năm đại hạn, buôn cạn gặp năm hồng thuỷ” formal or informal?

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