Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ngày sau con tế ba bò, sao bằng lúc sống con cho lấy chồng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

It's too late to regret after making a decision

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Later day sacrifice three cows, how about when alive give daughter to husband

Examples

Bây giờ anh mới tiếc, nhưng ngày sau con tế ba bò, sao bằng lúc sống con cho lấy chồngNow you regret, but it's too late, just like sacrificing three cows after the daughter has been given to her husband

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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 “Ngày sau con tế ba bò, sao bằng lúc sống con cho lấy chồng” mean?

It's too late to regret after making a decision Literally: Later day sacrifice three cows, how about when alive give daughter to husband

Is “Ngày sau con tế ba bò, sao bằng lúc sống con cho lấy chồng” formal or informal?

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