Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thứ nhất giặc phá, thứ nhì cháy nhà

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Meaning · English

War and fire are the greatest calamities

Literally: First enemy destruction, second house burning

Examples

Thứ nhất giặc phá, thứ nhì cháy nhà, đó là hai tai họa lớn nhấtWar and fire are the greatest calamities, they are the two biggest disasters

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

Common questions

What does “Thứ nhất giặc phá, thứ nhì cháy nhà” mean?

War and fire are the greatest calamities Literally: First enemy destruction, second house burning

Is “Thứ nhất giặc phá, thứ nhì cháy nhà” formal or informal?

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