Tử vi xem số cho người, số thầy thì để cho ruồi nó bâu

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Meaning · English

Fortune tellers can predict others' fate, but not their own

Literally: Fate tells numbers for people, numbers master leaves for flies to cling

Examples

Thầy bói giỏi xem số cho người, nhưng số mình thì không biết, tử vi xem số cho người, số thầy thì để cho ruồi nó bâuThe fortune teller is good at predicting others' fate, but doesn't know his own, fortune tellers can predict others' fate, but not their own

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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.

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What does “Tử vi xem số cho người, số thầy thì để cho ruồi nó bâu” mean?

Fortune tellers can predict others' fate, but not their own Literally: Fate tells numbers for people, numbers master leaves for flies to cling

Is “Tử vi xem số cho người, số thầy thì để cho ruồi nó bâu” formal or informal?

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