Đánh nhau chưa gặt, mời nhau ăn cơm

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Meaning · English

Fight before achieving success

Literally: Fight each other before harvesting, invite each other to eat rice

Examples

Họ đánh nhau chưa gặt, mời nhau ăn cơm khi thành côngThey fought each other before achieving success, and invited each other to eat when they succeeded

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

Common questions

What does “Đánh nhau chưa gặt, mời nhau ăn cơm” mean?

Fight before achieving success Literally: Fight each other before harvesting, invite each other to eat rice

Is “Đánh nhau chưa gặt, mời nhau ăn cơm” formal or informal?

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