Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tưởng rằng đá nát thì thôi, ai ngờ đá nát nung vôi lại nồng

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Meaning · English

Things can get worse than expected

Literally: thought the rock was crushed, but it was crushed to make lime

Examples

Tôi tưởng rằng công việc đó xong rồi, tưởng rằng đá nát thì thôi, ai ngờ đá nát nung vôi lại nồngI thought that job was done, but things got worse than expected

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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 “Tưởng rằng đá nát thì thôi, ai ngờ đá nát nung vôi lại nồng” mean?

Things can get worse than expected Literally: thought the rock was crushed, but it was crushed to make lime

Is “Tưởng rằng đá nát thì thôi, ai ngờ đá nát nung vôi lại nồng” formal or informal?

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

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