Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Quỷ tha ra, ma bắt lấy

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Meaning · English

To escape one problem only to encounter another

Literally: Devil releases, ghost captures

Examples

Anh ấy vừa hết nợ ngân hàng thì bị công ty sa thải, quỷ tha ra, ma bắt lấy thậtHe just paid off his bank loan, then his company laid him off, it's really a case of escaping the devil only to be caught by the ghost

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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 “Quỷ tha ra, ma bắt lấy” mean?

To escape one problem only to encounter another Literally: Devil releases, ghost captures

Is “Quỷ tha ra, ma bắt lấy” formal or informal?

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

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