Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mất trộm rồi mới rào giậu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Take action only after a problem has occurred

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chỉ hành động khi vấn đề đã xảy ra

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Literally: lost thief then fenced

Examples

Chúng tôi không nghĩ về việc mua bảo hiểm cho đến khi mất trộm rồi mới rào giậuWe didn't think about buying insurance until we got robbed, lost trộm rồi mới rào giậu

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mất trộm rồi mới rào giậu” mean?

Take action only after a problem has occurred Literally: lost thief then fenced

Is “Mất trộm rồi mới rào giậu” formal or informal?

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

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