Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lúa vãi chết giả nằm ngả mà ăn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Take advantage of others' misfortune

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lợi dụng sự bất hạnh của người khác

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Literally: Scattered rice dies fake lies down to eat

Examples

Anh ta thật vô tình, lúc công ty khó khăn thì đề xuất nghỉ việc và đi làm đối thủ với mức lương cao hơn.He's so opportunistic, when the company was struggling, he proposed to quit and went to work for a competitor with a higher salary.

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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 vãi chết giả nằm ngả mà ăn” mean?

Take advantage of others' misfortune Literally: Scattered rice dies fake lies down to eat

Is “Lúa vãi chết giả nằm ngả mà ăn” formal or informal?

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

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