Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thấy người làm được ăn, mình xé chăn làm vó

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Meaning · English

Copy others' success without understanding the process

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhái thành công của người khác mà không hiểu quy trình

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Literally: See people doing and eating, I tear blanket to make stirrups

Examples

Anh ấy thấy người bạn làm giàu nhờ đầu tư, nên anh cũng thế, nhưng thất bại vì không nghiên cứu kỹHe saw his friend getting rich from investing, so he did the same, but failed because he didn't study carefully

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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 “Thấy người làm được ăn, mình xé chăn làm vó” mean?

Copy others' success without understanding the process Literally: See people doing and eating, I tear blanket to make stirrups

Is “Thấy người làm được ăn, mình xé chăn làm vó” formal or informal?

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

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