Đầu trăng ăn hoẵng, giữa trăng ăn cheo, cuối trăng đi nhiều sẽ gặp nai tơ lợn cỏ

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Meaning · English

Be careful what you do at different times

Literally: Beginning of month eat hoanggan, middle of month eat cheo, end of month walk a lot and meet deer calf grass pig

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Đầu trăng ăn hoẵng, giữa trăng ăn cheo, cuối trăng đi nhiều sẽ gặp nai tơ lợn cỏ, nên cẩn thậnBe careful what you do at different times, or you will encounter unexpected problems

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đầu trăng ăn hoẵng, giữa trăng ăn cheo, cuối trăng đi nhiều sẽ gặp nai tơ lợn cỏ” mean?

Be careful what you do at different times Literally: Beginning of month eat hoanggan, middle of month eat cheo, end of month walk a lot and meet deer calf grass pig

Is “Đầu trăng ăn hoẵng, giữa trăng ăn cheo, cuối trăng đi nhiều sẽ gặp nai tơ lợn cỏ” formal or informal?

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