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.
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.