Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nam tàn, bắc hại, đông lại hoàn đông

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Meaning · English

One trouble goes, another comes

Literally: South fades, north hurts, east comes again to hurt east

Examples

Cuộc đời thật Nam tàn, bắc hại, đông lại hoàn đông.Life is really one trouble goes, another comes.

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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 “Nam tàn, bắc hại, đông lại hoàn đông” mean?

One trouble goes, another comes Literally: South fades, north hurts, east comes again to hurt east

Is “Nam tàn, bắc hại, đông lại hoàn đông” formal or informal?

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

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