Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lúa giỗ ngả mạ, vàng rạ mạ xuống

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

One misfortune leads to another

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: rice harvest falls, golden rice falls down

Examples

Sau khi mất việc, anh ấy gặp nhiều vấn đề về sức khỏe, thật là lúa giỗ ngả mạ, vàng rạ mạ xuống.After losing his job, he encountered many health problems, it's really one misfortune after another

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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 giỗ ngả mạ, vàng rạ mạ xuống” mean?

One misfortune leads to another Literally: rice harvest falls, golden rice falls down

Is “Lúa giỗ ngả mạ, vàng rạ mạ xuống” formal or informal?

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

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