Hay làm mà chả hay lo, làm vất làm vả làm cho nhọc mình
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Work hard but worry excessively, causing self-exhaustion
Examples
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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 “Hay làm mà chả hay lo, làm vất làm vả làm cho nhọc mình” mean?
Work hard but worry excessively, causing self-exhaustion Literally: Good at doing but not good at worrying, doing laboriously and exhaustingly
Is “Hay làm mà chả hay lo, làm vất làm vả làm cho nhọc mình” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.