Lúa trỗ thấp thoi, vợ chồng đánh nhau lòi mắt

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Meaning · English

A bad situation gets worse when those involved behave irrationally

Literally: Rice blooms low, husband and wife fight with eyes exposed

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Khi công ty bị thua lỗ thì các cổ đông lại tranh cãi, lúa trỗ thấp thoi, vợ chồng đánh nhau lòi mắt.When the company was losing money, the shareholders argued, and it was like rice blooms low, husband and wife fight with eyes exposed.

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

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What does “Lúa trỗ thấp thoi, vợ chồng đánh nhau lòi mắt” mean?

A bad situation gets worse when those involved behave irrationally Literally: Rice blooms low, husband and wife fight with eyes exposed

Is “Lúa trỗ thấp thoi, vợ chồng đánh nhau lòi mắt” formal or informal?

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