Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cơm ăn chẳng sớm thì trưa, cái nón đội đầu chẳng mưa thì nắng

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Meaning · English

Everything has its own time and purpose

Literally: Rice eaten not early then noon, conical hat worn on head not rainy then sunny

Examples

Cơm ăn chẳng sớm thì trưa, cái nón đội đầu chẳng mưa thì nắng, anh nên chịu khó học tậpEverything has its own time and purpose, you should work hard on your studies

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cơm ăn chẳng sớm thì trưa, cái nón đội đầu chẳng mưa thì nắng” mean?

Everything has its own time and purpose Literally: Rice eaten not early then noon, conical hat worn on head not rainy then sunny

Is “Cơm ăn chẳng sớm thì trưa, cái nón đội đầu chẳng mưa thì nắng” formal or informal?

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