Cấy bằng mặt, gặt bằng đầu
Reap what you have sown in a different manner
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Reap what you have sown in a different manner
To work diligently and meticulously
Suffer now for a better future
Farming is a difficult and laborious job
Suffering in youth leads to a better life in old age
To suffer the consequences of one's own actions
To do something that will have bad consequences later
Work hard from dawn till dusk
Familiarity comes from repeated interactions
New things are difficult, while familiar things are easy
Be cautious in new situations and confident in familiar ones
Adapting to circumstances
New experiences can be exciting, but familiar ones are more comfortable
Do the right task at the right time
Take the lead and make sacrifices for others
Investing effort in one place, but reaping benefits elsewhere
Work extremely hard, but still meet with failure
Acting too early or too late can both lead to problems
Husband and wife argue with each other
A late start can still lead to success
Transplanting rice in June brings great success
Farming at the wrong time yields poor results
It's better to do a few things well than many things poorly
Planting sparingly yields extra rice, but planting densely allows the snails to eat
Doing something with moderate effort yields better results than overexerting
Having too many children leads to poverty
Planting too thinly results in excess grain, but planting too densely leads to pest issues
Planting too thinly results in excess grain, but planting too densely allows others to take advantage
Planting too thinly results in excess grain, but planting too densely leads to crop failure
Suffer consequences of one's own wrongdoings
To have great power or authority
Two things are equally bad or undesirable
It's better to control your words than your actions
To take advantage of someone's momentary weakness
to take the lead or pioneer
To take the lead and set an example
Habitual wrongdoing eventually leads to self-harm
To do something in a clumsy or unskilled manner
To be in a precarious or dangerous situation
To get nothing but trouble from helping someone
Cannot benefit from something even when given the opportunity
Helping someone but not getting any benefit in return
To be in a comfortable or advantageous position
To lose everything while trying to save something
Even a useless person can be useful somehow
Those in power often abuse their authority
To be involved in something is to be affected by it
To expect to gain without putting in effort
Prepare for potential consequences
Be prepared for unexpected situations
To be in a precarious situation
To be in a precarious or risky situation
To overreach or exceed one's limits
To take on a task without fully understanding it
Even a short time with someone can teach you their habits
Trying to do the impossible
It's better to sell something at a low price than to hold on and risk losing more
Handle something carefully to avoid trouble
It's better to sell something at a low price than to hold on and lose more
Having something valuable but unable to use it