Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một lần ngại tốn, bốn lần không xong

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Hesitation leads to repeated failures

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Do dự dẫn đến thất bại lặp lại

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: One time being frugal, four times not completing

Examples

Anh ấy không muốn đầu tư vào thiết bị mới, và bây giờ mọi việc đều bị chậm trễHe didn't want to invest in new equipment, and now everything is delayed

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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 “Một lần ngại tốn, bốn lần không xong” mean?

Hesitation leads to repeated failures Literally: One time being frugal, four times not completing

Is “Một lần ngại tốn, bốn lần không xong” formal or informal?

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

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