Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đồng chiêm xin chớ nuôi bò, mùa đông tháng giá bò dò làm sao

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Meaning · English

Don't start something you can't finish

Literally: Same field, don't raise cows, winter month, cow prices are low, what to do

Examples

Anh ấy muốn mở công ty nhưng không có kế hoạch lâu dài, đồng chiêm xin chớ nuôi bòHe wants to start a company but has no long-term plan, same field, don't raise cows

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

Common questions

What does “Đồng chiêm xin chớ nuôi bò, mùa đông tháng giá bò dò làm sao” mean?

Don't start something you can't finish Literally: Same field, don't raise cows, winter month, cow prices are low, what to do

Is “Đồng chiêm xin chớ nuôi bò, mùa đông tháng giá bò dò làm sao” formal or informal?

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