Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lúa chiêm mà thả kín bèo, như con nhà nghèo trời đổ của cho

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Meaning · English

Having too many problems at once

Literally: flooded field with full of duckweed, like a poor family receiving abundant wealth

Examples

Gia đình tôi đang phải đối mặt với nhiều vấn đề cùng lúc, thật là lúa chiêm mà thả kín bèoMy family is facing many problems at the same time, it's like a flooded field with full of duckweed

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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 “Lúa chiêm mà thả kín bèo, như con nhà nghèo trời đổ của cho” mean?

Having too many problems at once Literally: flooded field with full of duckweed, like a poor family receiving abundant wealth

Is “Lúa chiêm mà thả kín bèo, như con nhà nghèo trời đổ của cho” formal or informal?

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