thứ nhất thả cá, thứ nhì gá bạc
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Meaning · English
To prioritize and do things in order of importance
Literally: first release fish, second tie silver
Examples
Tôi phải học cách thứ nhất thả cá, thứ nhì gá bạc trong công việcI have to learn to prioritize and do things in order of importance at work
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “thứ nhất thả cá, thứ nhì gá bạc” mean?
To prioritize and do things in order of importance Literally: first release fish, second tie silver
Is “thứ nhất thả cá, thứ nhì gá bạc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.