Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trưa gỏi cá cháy, tối canh cá chày

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Meaning · English

A bad situation gets worse

Literally: noon fish salad burns, evening fish soup boils over

Examples

Sáng mất việc, trưa gỏi cá cháy, tối canh cá chày, thật là ngày đenLost job in the morning, bad things happened at noon and got worse in the evening, what a bad day

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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 “Trưa gỏi cá cháy, tối canh cá chày” mean?

A bad situation gets worse Literally: noon fish salad burns, evening fish soup boils over

Is “Trưa gỏi cá cháy, tối canh cá chày” formal or informal?

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

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