Nghĩ trước nghĩ sau
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Meaning · English
Think carefully before and after acting
Literally: Think before think after
Examples
Trước khi ký hợp đồng, anh nên nghĩ trước nghĩ sau.Before signing the contract, he should think carefully before and after acting.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
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Common questions
What does “Nghĩ trước nghĩ sau” mean?
Think carefully before and after acting Literally: Think before think after
Is “Nghĩ trước nghĩ sau” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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