Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tháng năm về trước, chẳng ngược về sau

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Meaning · English

What's done cannot be undone

Literally: Month five come first, not reverse come later

Examples

Anh ấy đã bán nhà, tháng năm về trước, chẳng ngược về sau.He has sold the house, what's done is done.

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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 “Tháng năm về trước, chẳng ngược về sau” mean?

What's done cannot be undone Literally: Month five come first, not reverse come later

Is “Tháng năm về trước, chẳng ngược về sau” formal or informal?

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

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