Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mướp đắng đã có mạt cưa, bố bay hay lừa lại gặp mẹ bay

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Meaning · English

When bad things happen, they can get even worse

Literally: bitter gourd has sawdust, father fly or deceitful fly meets mother fly

Examples

Khi tôi bị thất nghiệp thì lại遇 phải ốm nặng, mướp đắng đã có mạt cưa, bố bay hay lừa lại gặp mẹ bayWhen I lost my job, I then got seriously ill, bitter gourd has sawdust, father fly or deceitful fly meets mother fly

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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 “Mướp đắng đã có mạt cưa, bố bay hay lừa lại gặp mẹ bay” mean?

When bad things happen, they can get even worse Literally: bitter gourd has sawdust, father fly or deceitful fly meets mother fly

Is “Mướp đắng đã có mạt cưa, bố bay hay lừa lại gặp mẹ bay” formal or informal?

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

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