Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chăn tầm hái dâu, cũng bồ nâu áo vá; đứng đường đứng sá, cũng áo vá bồ nâu

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Meaning · English

Even small actions require careful preparation

Literally: Weeding while herding buffalo, also mending the buffalo herder's clothes

Examples

Trước khi bắt đầu dự án, anh ấy phải chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng, chăn tầm hái dâu, cũng bồ nâu áo váBefore starting the project, he had to prepare carefully, weeding while herding buffalo, also mending the buffalo herder's clothes

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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 “Chăn tầm hái dâu, cũng bồ nâu áo vá; đứng đường đứng sá, cũng áo vá bồ nâu” mean?

Even small actions require careful preparation Literally: Weeding while herding buffalo, also mending the buffalo herder's clothes

Is “Chăn tầm hái dâu, cũng bồ nâu áo vá; đứng đường đứng sá, cũng áo vá bồ nâu” formal or informal?

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