Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vụng thì đan thúng giữa đường

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Meaning · English

To give up halfway through a task

Literally: weave a basket in the middle of the road

Examples

Anh ấy vụng thì đan thúng giữa đường khi thấy công việc quá khó.He gave up halfway through the job when he saw it was too hard.

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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 “Vụng thì đan thúng giữa đường” mean?

To give up halfway through a task Literally: weave a basket in the middle of the road

Is “Vụng thì đan thúng giữa đường” formal or informal?

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

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