Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chim đậu chẳng bắt, bắt chim bay

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Meaning · English

Letting an opportunity slip away

Literally: Bird perches not catch, catch bird flies

Examples

Anh ấy đã chim đậu chẳng bắt, bắt chim bay khi không chịu đầu tư vào dự án đó.He let an opportunity slip away when he refused to invest in that project.

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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 “Chim đậu chẳng bắt, bắt chim bay” mean?

Letting an opportunity slip away Literally: Bird perches not catch, catch bird flies

Is “Chim đậu chẳng bắt, bắt chim bay” formal or informal?

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

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