chưa múa mã, đã giã đám
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Meaning · English
to quit before achieving anything
Literally: not yet dancing, already leaving the party
Examples
Anh ấy chưa múa mã, đã giã đám và đi tìm việc khác.He quit before achieving anything and went to find another job.
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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 “chưa múa mã, đã giã đám” mean?
to quit before achieving anything Literally: not yet dancing, already leaving the party
Is “chưa múa mã, đã giã đám” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.