Nghe thầy bói, đói rã họng
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Meaning · English
Believe in superstition and suffer the consequences
Literally: Listen to fortune teller, hungry to death
Examples
Anh ấy nghe thầy bói, đói rã họng vì tin vào việc làm ăn may mắnHe believed in fortune tellers and suffered poverty because he thought success was based on luck
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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.
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Common questions
What does “Nghe thầy bói, đói rã họng” mean?
Believe in superstition and suffer the consequences Literally: Listen to fortune teller, hungry to death
Is “Nghe thầy bói, đói rã họng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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