thành lở đã có chúa xây
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Meaning · English
When an opportunity arises, someone will take advantage of it
Literally: the citadel collapses, the lord will rebuild
Examples
Khi công ty cũ phá sản, anh đã mở một công ty mới, thành lở đã có chúa xây.When his old company went bankrupt, he started a new one, and it was a success.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “thành lở đã có chúa xây” mean?
When an opportunity arises, someone will take advantage of it Literally: the citadel collapses, the lord will rebuild
Is “thành lở đã có chúa xây” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.