Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thua quay, đáo gỡ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Lose at first but win in the end

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ban đầu thất bại nhưng cuối cùng thắng

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Literally: lose at the start, win at the return

Examples

Sau nhiều thất bại, cuối cùng anh cũng đạt được thành công, thua quay đáo gỡ.After many failures, he finally achieved success, losing at first but winning in the end.

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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 “Thua quay, đáo gỡ” mean?

Lose at first but win in the end Literally: lose at the start, win at the return

Is “Thua quay, đáo gỡ” formal or informal?

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

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