Lỡ làng nước đục bụi trong

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Meaning · English

Take advantage of a chaotic situation to do something

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lợi dụng tình huống hỗn loạn để làm điều gì đó

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Literally: Lose village, muddy water, dusty inside

Examples

Khi công ty gặp khó khăn, anh ấy đã lỡ làng nước đục bụi trong để thăng tiếnWhen the company was in trouble, he took advantage of the chaos to get promoted

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Lỡ làng nước đục bụi trong” mean?

Take advantage of a chaotic situation to do something Literally: Lose village, muddy water, dusty inside

Is “Lỡ làng nước đục bụi trong” formal or informal?

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

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