Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dé thừa cấy nỏ, chiêm thừa bỏ đi

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Meaning · English

More effort than needed leads to waste

Literally: Sow too much, plant in excess, then abandon

Examples

Việc đầu tư quá nhiều vào dự án đó là dé thừa cấy nỏ, chiêm thừa bỏ đi.Investing too much in that project is like sowing too much and then abandoning it.

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Dé thừa cấy nỏ, chiêm thừa bỏ đi” mean?

More effort than needed leads to waste Literally: Sow too much, plant in excess, then abandon

Is “Dé thừa cấy nỏ, chiêm thừa bỏ đi” formal or informal?

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

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