Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mua ruộng thì hỏi bá canh, cưới vợ thì hỏi chung quanh láng giêng

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Meaning · English

Investigate thoroughly before making a decision

Literally: Buy a field, ask the border guard, marry a wife, ask the neighbors

Examples

Trước khi mua nhà, anh ấy nhớ câu mua ruống thì hỏi bá canh, cưới vợ thì hỏi chung quanh láng giêngBefore buying a house, he remembered the saying 'buy a field, ask the border guard, marry a wife, ask the neighbors'

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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 “Mua ruộng thì hỏi bá canh, cưới vợ thì hỏi chung quanh láng giêng” mean?

Investigate thoroughly before making a decision Literally: Buy a field, ask the border guard, marry a wife, ask the neighbors

Is “Mua ruộng thì hỏi bá canh, cưới vợ thì hỏi chung quanh láng giêng” formal or informal?

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