Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lên đông xuống đoài

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

To go from bad to worse

Literally: go up east come down west

Examples

Kinh doanh không tốt, công ty dần lên đông xuống đoàiThe business was not good, the company gradually went from bad to worse

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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 “Lên đông xuống đoài” mean?

To go from bad to worse Literally: go up east come down west

Is “Lên đông xuống đoài” formal or informal?

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

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