Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vạc bán ruộng cho cò nên phải kiếm ăn đêm

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Meaning · English

Lost livelihood due to own mistakes

Literally: Pot sells field to stork, so has to find food at night

Examples

Anh ấy mất việc vì chủ quan, bây giờ vạc bán ruộng cho cò nên phải kiếm ăn đêmHe lost his job due to complacency, now he has to find food at night like the pot that sold its field to the stork

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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 “Vạc bán ruộng cho cò nên phải kiếm ăn đêm” mean?

Lost livelihood due to own mistakes Literally: Pot sells field to stork, so has to find food at night

Is “Vạc bán ruộng cho cò nên phải kiếm ăn đêm” formal or informal?

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

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