Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

thủ chu đãi thố

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Guarding the stump, awaiting the rabbit — one accident enshrined as a strategy.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một tai nạn được coi là chiến lược

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Literally: keep the tree, wait for the hare

Examples

Ngồi chờ may mắn lặp lại là thủ chu đãi thố.Waiting for the fluke to repeat — guarding the stump for the rabbit.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “thủ chu đãi thố” mean?

Guarding the stump, awaiting the rabbit — one accident enshrined as a strategy. Literally: keep the tree, wait for the hare

Is “thủ chu đãi thố” formal or informal?

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

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