Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cơm có bữa, chợ có chiều

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Meaning · English

Everything has its own time

Literally: Rice has meals, market has afternoons

Examples

Cô ấy chờ đợi đến lúc thích hợp để nói chuyện với anh ấy, vì cơm có bữa, chợ có chiềuShe waited until the right moment to talk to him, because everything has its own time

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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 có bữa, chợ có chiều” mean?

Everything has its own time Literally: Rice has meals, market has afternoons

Is “Cơm có bữa, chợ có chiều” formal or informal?

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

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