Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chưa qua sông, đã đấm b... vào sóng

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Acting recklessly before a challenge is even faced

Literally: Not yet crossed the river, already punching the wave

Examples

Anh ấy chưa qua sông, đã đấm b... vào sóng khi quyết định đầu tư số tiền lớn.He acted recklessly before a challenge was even faced when he decided to invest a large sum of money.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Chưa qua sông, đã đấm b... vào sóng” mean?

Acting recklessly before a challenge is even faced Literally: Not yet crossed the river, already punching the wave

Is “Chưa qua sông, đã đấm b... vào sóng” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time