Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn cơm gà gáy, xuất quân ban chiều

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Meaning · English

Start a task at the wrong time

Literally: Eat chicken rice, launch army in the afternoon

Examples

Tôi định đi du lịch vào mùa mưa, ăn cơm gà gáy, xuất quân ban chiều thậtI plan to travel in the rainy season, it's eating chicken rice, launching the army in the afternoon

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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 cơm gà gáy, xuất quân ban chiều” mean?

Start a task at the wrong time Literally: Eat chicken rice, launch army in the afternoon

Is “Ăn cơm gà gáy, xuất quân ban chiều” formal or informal?

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

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