sớm rửa cưa, chưa mài đục
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Meaning · English
Don't prepare for a task that hasn't started yet
Literally: early wash plane, not yet sharpen adze
Examples
Đừng sớm rửa cưa, chưa mài đục, công việc còn lâu mới bắt đầuDon't prepare too early, the task has not started yet
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “sớm rửa cưa, chưa mài đục” mean?
Don't prepare for a task that hasn't started yet Literally: early wash plane, not yet sharpen adze
Is “sớm rửa cưa, chưa mài đục” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.