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haste makes waste
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haste makes waste

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haste makes waste

Haste makes waste is a proverb suggesting that doing things too quickly often leads to mistakes or poor results.

vi Khi làm việc, đừng quá vội vàng vì dục tốc bất đạt.

en When working, do not be too hasty as haste makes waste.

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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 欲速不達

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Representative candidate
欲速不達
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dục 育(欲 / 慾) tốc 速(蹜) bất 不 đạt 達
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