Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ham bữa giỗ lỗ bữa cày

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Meaning · English

Suffering a loss in one situation to gain in another

Literally: Lose the ancestor worship meal, lose the plowing meal

Examples

Anh ấy bỏ việc ở thành phố để về quê mở hàng, ham bữa giỗ lỗ bữa cày.He quit his city job to open a store in his hometown, but it was a case of ham bữa giỗ lỗ bữa cày.

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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 “Ham bữa giỗ lỗ bữa cày” mean?

Suffering a loss in one situation to gain in another Literally: Lose the ancestor worship meal, lose the plowing meal

Is “Ham bữa giỗ lỗ bữa cày” formal or informal?

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

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