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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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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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?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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