Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giã ba buồm không buông câu một lưỡi

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To give up everything without achieving anything

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Từ bỏ mọi thứ mà không đạt được gì

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: row three sails without releasing one fishing line

Examples

Anh ấy đã giã ba buồm không buông câu một lưỡi khi quyết định nghỉ việcHe gave up everything without achieving anything when he decided to quit his job

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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 “Giã ba buồm không buông câu một lưỡi” mean?

To give up everything without achieving anything Literally: row three sails without releasing one fishing line

Is “Giã ba buồm không buông câu một lưỡi” formal or informal?

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

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