Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lọt sàng xuống nia, đi đâu mà thiệt

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Meaning · English

To fall from a bad situation into a worse one

Literally: fall through a sieve into a winnowing basket

Examples

Anh ấy mất việc, rồi lại bị tai nạn, thật là lọt sàng xuống nia, đi đâu mà thiệtHe lost his job and then had an accident, it's really falling from a bad situation into a worse one

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

Common questions

What does “Lọt sàng xuống nia, đi đâu mà thiệt” mean?

To fall from a bad situation into a worse one Literally: fall through a sieve into a winnowing basket

Is “Lọt sàng xuống nia, đi đâu mà thiệt” formal or informal?

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

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