trót thì phải chét
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Meaning · English
Once started, something must be finished
Literally: trót: commit, thì: when, phải: must, chét: carry to the end
Examples
Anh ấy trót thì phải chét dự án này cho xongHe has started, so he must finish this project
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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 “trót thì phải chét” mean?
Once started, something must be finished Literally: trót: commit, thì: when, phải: must, chét: carry to the end
Is “trót thì phải chét” formal or informal?
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