Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thứ nhất thì chết mất cha, thứ nhì nhà dột, thứ ba nợ đòi

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Meaning · English

Three successive misfortunes

Literally: First dead father, second leaky house, third debt collection

Examples

Cuộc đời anh ấy thật là thứ nhất thì chết mất cha, thứ nhì nhà dột, thứ ba nợ đòi.His life was really a series of misfortunes

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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 thì chết mất cha, thứ nhì nhà dột, thứ ba nợ đòi” mean?

Three successive misfortunes Literally: First dead father, second leaky house, third debt collection

Is “Thứ nhất thì chết mất cha, thứ nhì nhà dột, thứ ba nợ đòi” formal or informal?

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