Trời oi, đen sâm, sấm sét đến nơi

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Meaning · English

A sign that something bad or unfortunate is about to happen

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dấu hiệu cho thấy điều gì đó xấu hoặc không may mắn sắp xảy ra

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Literally: Heaven oh, dark ink, thunder arrives

Examples

Trời oi, đen sâm, sấm sét đến nơi, tôi biết tôi sẽ thất bại trong kỳ thiHeaven oh, dark ink, thunder arrives, I know I will fail the exam

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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 “Trời oi, đen sâm, sấm sét đến nơi” mean?

A sign that something bad or unfortunate is about to happen Literally: Heaven oh, dark ink, thunder arrives

Is “Trời oi, đen sâm, sấm sét đến nơi” formal or informal?

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