Bao giờ thấy vỏ thị rơi, tua rua quặt xuống thì thôi cày bừa

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Meaning · English

Stop working when one has enough to live on

Literally: When seeing the falling of the persimmon skin and the drooping of the horse's tail, then stop plowing

Examples

Bao giờ thấy vỏ thị rơi, tua rua quặt xuống thì thôi cày bừa, ông mới bắt đầu xây nhàWhen he had enough to live on, he started building a house

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Bao giờ thấy vỏ thị rơi, tua rua quặt xuống thì thôi cày bừa” mean?

Stop working when one has enough to live on Literally: When seeing the falling of the persimmon skin and the drooping of the horse's tail, then stop plowing

Is “Bao giờ thấy vỏ thị rơi, tua rua quặt xuống thì thôi cày bừa” formal or informal?

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