ăn chửa no, lo chửa đến
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Meaning · English
Worry about problems before they arrive
Literally: eat not full, worry not arrive
Examples
Anh ấy luôn ăn chửa no, lo chửa đến, nên không bao giờ cảm thấy yên tâmHe always worries about problems before they arrive, so he never feels at ease
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “ăn chửa no, lo chửa đến” mean?
Worry about problems before they arrive Literally: eat not full, worry not arrive
Is “ăn chửa no, lo chửa đến” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.