Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Người dưng ơi hỡi người dưng, bánh dây phải lửa thì

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Meaning · English

Fate brings people together

Literally: Calling out to strangers, fire burns the rice cake string

Examples

Người dưng ơi hỡi người dưng, bánh dây phải lửa thìIt was as if fate brought us together

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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 “Người dưng ơi hỡi người dưng, bánh dây phải lửa thì” mean?

Fate brings people together Literally: Calling out to strangers, fire burns the rice cake string

Is “Người dưng ơi hỡi người dưng, bánh dây phải lửa thì” formal or informal?

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