Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Xởi lởi giời gửi cho, so lo giời co lại

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Meaning · English

What comes easily can also be taken away easily

Literally: Heaven bestows, heaven retrieves

Examples

Anh ấy giàu có nhờ may mắn, nhưng rồi cũng mất hết vì Xởi lởi giời gửi cho, so lo giời co lạiHe was wealthy due to luck, but then lost everything, as what heaven gives, heaven takes away

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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 “Xởi lởi giời gửi cho, so lo giời co lại” mean?

What comes easily can also be taken away easily Literally: Heaven bestows, heaven retrieves

Is “Xởi lởi giời gửi cho, so lo giời co lại” formal or informal?

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