Lường thưng tráo đấu
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Meaning · English
To change one's mind or plan suddenly
Literally: Measure the lid to change the pot
Examples
Anh ấy nói sẽ đi biển nhưng cuối cùng lại lường thưng tráo đấu đi núi.He said he would go to the beach but finally changed his plan to go to the mountain.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Lường thưng tráo đấu” mean?
To change one's mind or plan suddenly Literally: Measure the lid to change the pot
Is “Lường thưng tráo đấu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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