Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tre ngà trổ hoa, lúa mùa rồi hỏng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something is happening too late to be useful

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: bamboo shoots bloom, rice crop is already ruined

Examples

Anh ấy học tiếng Anh khi đã 60 tuổi, tre ngà trổ hoa, lúa mùa rồi hỏngHe learned English at 60, but it was too late to be useful

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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 “Tre ngà trổ hoa, lúa mùa rồi hỏng” mean?

Something is happening too late to be useful Literally: bamboo shoots bloom, rice crop is already ruined

Is “Tre ngà trổ hoa, lúa mùa rồi hỏng” formal or informal?

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

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