Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mèo đến nhà thì khó, chó đến nhà thì giàu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Cats bring bad luck, dogs bring good fortune

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mèo đem lại xúi quẩy, chó đem lại may mắn

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Literally: Cat arrives at house then poor, dog arrives at house then rich

Examples

Gia đình tôi nghèo từ khi Mèo đến nhà thì khóMy family has been poor since cats started coming to our house

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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 “Mèo đến nhà thì khó, chó đến nhà thì giàu” mean?

Cats bring bad luck, dogs bring good fortune Literally: Cat arrives at house then poor, dog arrives at house then rich

Is “Mèo đến nhà thì khó, chó đến nhà thì giàu” formal or informal?

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