Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đánh trước thì phải lượng sau, đánh đông lượng bắc, đánh đầu lượng chân

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Meaning · English

Think before you act and consider the consequences

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nghĩ trước khi hành động và xem xét hậu quả

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Literally: Hit before then measure after, hit east measure north, hit head measure foot

Examples

Trước khi quyết định, anh ấy luôn nhớ câu nói đánh trước thì phải lượng sauBefore making a decision, he always remembers the saying think before you act and consider the consequences

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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.

Common questions

What does “Đánh trước thì phải lượng sau, đánh đông lượng bắc, đánh đầu lượng chân” mean?

Think before you act and consider the consequences Literally: Hit before then measure after, hit east measure north, hit head measure foot

Is “Đánh trước thì phải lượng sau, đánh đông lượng bắc, đánh đầu lượng chân” formal or informal?

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

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