Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chiêm thừa cấy rộ, ré thừa bỏ đi

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Meaning · English

Too much of a good thing can be counterproductive

Literally: Excessive divination leads to abandoned farming

Examples

Anh ấy chiêm thừa cấy rộ, ré thừa bỏ đi, nên cuối cùng không đạt được thành côngHe overdid it and ended up failing

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

Common questions

What does “Chiêm thừa cấy rộ, ré thừa bỏ đi” mean?

Too much of a good thing can be counterproductive Literally: Excessive divination leads to abandoned farming

Is “Chiêm thừa cấy rộ, ré thừa bỏ đi” formal or informal?

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

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