Rắn đến nhà chẳng đánh thì quái, gái đến nhà chẳng chơi cũng thiệt

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Meaning · English

When an opportunity arises, one should take advantage of it

Literally: Snake comes to house, not hit is strange, girl comes to house, not play also a pity

Examples

Anh ấy nói rằng "Rắn đến nhà chẳng đánh thì quái, gái đến nhà chẳng chơi cũng thiệt" khi tôi từ chối mời cô gái ấy đi chơi.He said "Rắn đến nhà chẳng đánh thì quái, gái đến nhà chẳng chơi cũng thiệt" when I refused to ask the girl out.

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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 “Rắn đến nhà chẳng đánh thì quái, gái đến nhà chẳng chơi cũng thiệt” mean?

When an opportunity arises, one should take advantage of it Literally: Snake comes to house, not hit is strange, girl comes to house, not play also a pity

Is “Rắn đến nhà chẳng đánh thì quái, gái đến nhà chẳng chơi cũng thiệt” formal or informal?

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