trăm hột cơm có hột vãi hột rơi
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Meaning · English
Not everything turns out as planned
Literally: a hundred grains of rice have scattered grains and fallen grains
Examples
Tôi đã chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng nhưng trăm hột cơm có hột vãi hột rơi, mọi thứ không diễn ra suôn sẻ.I prepared carefully, but everything didn't go smoothly.
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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 “trăm hột cơm có hột vãi hột rơi” mean?
Not everything turns out as planned Literally: a hundred grains of rice have scattered grains and fallen grains
Is “trăm hột cơm có hột vãi hột rơi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.