Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lúa trỗ ngâm mạ, vàng rạ thì mạ xuống diệc

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Meaning · English

One misstep leads to another

Literally: Rice blooms then drowns seedlings, golden crop then seedlings go down

Examples

Anh ấy vừa mất việc, rồi lại bị ốm, thật là lúa trỗ ngâm mạ, vàng rạ thì mạ xuống diệcHe just lost his job and then got sick, it's really one misstep 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 trỗ ngâm mạ, vàng rạ thì mạ xuống diệc” mean?

One misstep leads to another Literally: Rice blooms then drowns seedlings, golden crop then seedlings go down

Is “Lúa trỗ ngâm mạ, vàng rạ thì mạ xuống diệc” formal or informal?

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

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