Thứ nhất đom đóm vào nhà, thứ hai chuột rúc, thứ ba hoa đèn

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Meaning · English

Series of unfortunate events

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: First fireflies enter the house, second mice gnaw, third lamp flowers

Examples

Thứ nhất đom đóm vào nhà, thứ hai chuột rúc, thứ ba hoa đèn, gia đình tôi thật khổFirst fireflies enter the house, second mice gnaw, third lamp flowers, my family is really suffering

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thứ nhất đom đóm vào nhà, thứ hai chuột rúc, thứ ba hoa đèn” mean?

Series of unfortunate events Literally: First fireflies enter the house, second mice gnaw, third lamp flowers

Is “Thứ nhất đom đóm vào nhà, thứ hai chuột rúc, thứ ba hoa đèn” formal or informal?

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