Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thuốc phiện hết nhà, thuốc trà hết phên

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Meaning · English

One trouble ends, another begins

Literally: Opium runs out of the house, tea runs out of the fence

Examples

Khi tôi vừa trả xong nợ ngân hàng thì bị ốm, thật là thuốc phiện hết nhà, thuốc trà hết phênWhen I just paid off the bank loan, I got sick, it's really one trouble ends, another begins

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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 “Thuốc phiện hết nhà, thuốc trà hết phên” mean?

One trouble ends, another begins Literally: Opium runs out of the house, tea runs out of the fence

Is “Thuốc phiện hết nhà, thuốc trà hết phên” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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