chửa được thì hứng bằng giá, đã được thì đá bằng chân
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When unable to achieve something, one praises it, but when achieved, it is undervalued
Examples
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “chửa được thì hứng bằng giá, đã được thì đá bằng chân” mean?
When unable to achieve something, one praises it, but when achieved, it is undervalued Literally: If can't have, praise with price, already have, kick with foot
Is “chửa được thì hứng bằng giá, đã được thì đá bằng chân” formal or informal?
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