Sài đường, lúa tép vụ năm, hin, dâu, tám, dự thì chăm vụ mười

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Meaning · English

Focusing on multiple tasks at once leads to poor results

Literally: planting roads, tiny rice, fifth month, hin, dâu, eight, preparing then diligent tenth month

Examples

Anh ấy sài đường, lúa tép vụ năm, hin, dâu, tám, dự thì chăm vụ mười, nên chẳng việc gì thành côngHe tried to do many things at once, so nothing worked out

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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 “Sài đường, lúa tép vụ năm, hin, dâu, tám, dự thì chăm vụ mười” mean?

Focusing on multiple tasks at once leads to poor results Literally: planting roads, tiny rice, fifth month, hin, dâu, eight, preparing then diligent tenth month

Is “Sài đường, lúa tép vụ năm, hin, dâu, tám, dự thì chăm vụ mười” formal or informal?

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