Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

đâm lao theo lao

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The spear thrown, follow the spear — committed past retrieval, so commit.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đã làm thì phải theo đến cùng

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Literally: hurl the lance, chase the lance

Examples

Đâm lao theo lao, giờ đành làm tiếp.The spear is thrown — nothing left but to follow it.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “đâm lao theo lao” mean?

The spear thrown, follow the spear — committed past retrieval, so commit. Literally: hurl the lance, chase the lance

Is “đâm lao theo lao” formal or informal?

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

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