Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tham buổi giỗ lổ buổi cày

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Meaning · English

Chasing the feast-day, forfeiting the plow-day — one gain always billed to another loss.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một lợi ích luôn đi kèm với một tổn thất khác

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Literally: covet the memorial feast, lose the plowing session

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tham buổi giỗ lổ buổi cày” mean?

Chasing the feast-day, forfeiting the plow-day — one gain always billed to another loss. Literally: covet the memorial feast, lose the plowing session

Is “tham buổi giỗ lổ buổi cày” formal or informal?

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

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