Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn bữa trưa, chừa bữa tối

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Meaning · English

Spend all your resources at once and have none left for later

Literally: Eat lunch, skip dinner

Examples

Anh ấy ăn bữa trưa, chừa bữa tối và bây giờ không còn tiềnHe spent all his money at lunch and now has no dinner

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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 “Ăn bữa trưa, chừa bữa tối” mean?

Spend all your resources at once and have none left for later Literally: Eat lunch, skip dinner

Is “Ăn bữa trưa, chừa bữa tối” formal or informal?

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

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