Trạng chết, trẫm cũng băng hà, dưa gang đỏ đít, thì cà đỏ trôn

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Meaning · English

When one thing happens, another related thing will happen too

Literally: Scholar dies, emperor also dies, gourd's butt is red, then eggplant's butt is red too

Examples

Khi công ty đó phá sản, thì các công ty liên quan cũng bị ảnh hưởng, trạng chết, trẫm cũng băng hà, dưa gang đỏ đít, thì cà đỏ trônWhen that company went bankrupt, the related companies were also affected, trạng chết, trẫm cũng băng hà, dưa gang đỏ đít, thì cà đỏ trôn

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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 “Trạng chết, trẫm cũng băng hà, dưa gang đỏ đít, thì cà đỏ trôn” mean?

When one thing happens, another related thing will happen too Literally: Scholar dies, emperor also dies, gourd's butt is red, then eggplant's butt is red too

Is “Trạng chết, trẫm cũng băng hà, dưa gang đỏ đít, thì cà đỏ trôn” formal or informal?

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