Ăn chưa no, lo chửa tới

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Meaning · English

Worry about future problems before current ones are resolved

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lo lắng về vấn đề tương lai trước khi giải quyết vấn đề hiện tại

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Literally: Eat not enough, worry not yet arrived

Examples

Tôi chưa trả được nợ cũ, đừng nói tới nợ mới, ăn chưa no, lo chửa tớiI haven't paid off the old debt, don't mention the new one, eat not enough, worry not yet arrived

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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 chưa no, lo chửa tới” mean?

Worry about future problems before current ones are resolved Literally: Eat not enough, worry not yet arrived

Is “Ăn chưa no, lo chửa tới” formal or informal?

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