Nước lên cá đuối ăn theo, lái buôn hết gạo bỏ neo cầm chừng

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Meaning · English

When a business is thriving, many people take advantage of the opportunity

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khi việc kinh doanh phát đạt, nhiều người tận dụng cơ hội

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Literally: Water rises, catfish eat following, merchants finish rice abandon anchor hold on

Examples

Khi công ty đó phát triển, nhiều người đã ứng tuyển để được làm việc ở đó vì theo tục ngữ: Nước lên cá đuối ăn theo, lái buôn hết gạo bỏ neo cầm chừngWhen that company developed, many people applied to work there because as the proverb says: Nước lên cá đuối ăn theo, lái buôn hết gạo bỏ neo cầm chừng

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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 “Nước lên cá đuối ăn theo, lái buôn hết gạo bỏ neo cầm chừng” mean?

When a business is thriving, many people take advantage of the opportunity Literally: Water rises, catfish eat following, merchants finish rice abandon anchor hold on

Is “Nước lên cá đuối ăn theo, lái buôn hết gạo bỏ neo cầm chừng” formal or informal?

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