May ra thì gặp kim vàng, chẳng may thì phải kim gang kim chì
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Good luck brings good things, bad luck brings bad things
May mắn mang lại điều tốt, xui xẻo mang lại điều xấu
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Examples
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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “May ra thì gặp kim vàng, chẳng may thì phải kim gang kim chì” mean?
Good luck brings good things, bad luck brings bad things Literally: If lucky then meet gold, if unlucky then meet metal and lead
Is “May ra thì gặp kim vàng, chẳng may thì phải kim gang kim chì” formal or informal?
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