Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giò chửa làm, lợn còn đó

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Meaning · English

Don't count your chickens before they hatch

Literally: Sausage not yet made, pig still there

Examples

Tôi chưa nên mừng vì giò chửa làm, lợn còn đó màI shouldn't celebrate yet, after all, it's like the sausage isn't made yet, the pig is still there

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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 “Giò chửa làm, lợn còn đó” mean?

Don't count your chickens before they hatch Literally: Sausage not yet made, pig still there

Is “Giò chửa làm, lợn còn đó” formal or informal?

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

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