Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tham buổi giỗ lỗ buổi cày

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Meaning · English

Being greedy leads to loss

Literally: Attend funeral party, lose farming party

Examples

Anh ấy tham buổi giỗ lỗ buổi cày khi đầu tư vào dự án đó.He was greedy and lost out when he invested in that project.

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Tham buổi giỗ lỗ buổi cày” mean?

Being greedy leads to loss Literally: Attend funeral party, lose farming party

Is “Tham buổi giỗ lỗ 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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