Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sớm đào tối mận

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Meaning · English

Have a good start but a bad end

Literally: Morning peach, evening plum

Examples

Dự án khởi đầu rất hứa hẹn, nhưng kết thúc sớm đào tối mận.The project started very promisingly, but ended up having a good start but a bad end.

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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 “Sớm đào tối mận” mean?

Have a good start but a bad end Literally: Morning peach, evening plum

Is “Sớm đào tối mận” formal or informal?

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

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