tà đâm xuống, tay xỏ ra
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Meaning · English
When one problem is solved, another arises
Literally: spear thrusts down, hand pierces out
Examples
Khi tôi vừa trả xong nợ, thì tà đâm xuống, tay xỏ ra, công ty thông báo cắt giảm lương.When I just paid off my debt, another problem arose, the company announced a salary cut.
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “tà đâm xuống, tay xỏ ra” mean?
When one problem is solved, another arises Literally: spear thrusts down, hand pierces out
Is “tà đâm xuống, tay xỏ ra” formal or informal?
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