Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mau ăn mau đói, mau nói mau lỗi

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Meaning · English

Hasty actions often lead to mistakes

Literally: Hasty eating hasty hungry, hasty speaking hasty wrong

Examples

Anh ấy mau ăn mau đói, mau nói mau lỗi, nên ít người muốn hợp tác với anh ấyHe eats hastily and gets hungry quickly, speaks hastily and makes mistakes quickly, so few people want to cooperate with him

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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 “Mau ăn mau đói, mau nói mau lỗi” mean?

Hasty actions often lead to mistakes Literally: Hasty eating hasty hungry, hasty speaking hasty wrong

Is “Mau ăn mau đói, mau nói mau lỗi” formal or informal?

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

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