Quá mù ra mưa, thừa chua ra úng, thừa bụng ra bọ

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Meaning · English

Too much of something leads to waste or negative consequences

Literally: Over darkness becomes rain, over sourness becomes flood, over fullness becomes worms

Examples

Anh ấy quá tham lam nên quá mù ra mưa, thừa chua ra úng, thừa bụng ra bọHe was too greedy, so he ended up with too much of a good thing turning into waste

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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 “Quá mù ra mưa, thừa chua ra úng, thừa bụng ra bọ” mean?

Too much of something leads to waste or negative consequences Literally: Over darkness becomes rain, over sourness becomes flood, over fullness becomes worms

Is “Quá mù ra mưa, thừa chua ra úng, thừa bụng ra bọ” formal or informal?

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