Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

máu chẩy ruồi bâu

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Meaning · English

Where blood runs, flies gather — misfortune draws its own crowd of feeders.

Literally: blood flows, flies swarm

Examples

Nhà người ta gặp nạn thì đến, máu chẩy ruồi bâu.Trouble strikes and they descend — blood runs, flies gather.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “máu chẩy ruồi bâu” mean?

Where blood runs, flies gather — misfortune draws its own crowd of feeders. Literally: blood flows, flies swarm

Is “máu chẩy ruồi bâu” formal or informal?

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

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