ai giồng cây sen cho nàng ăn quả, ai giồng cây vả cho nàng hái hoa
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Meaning · English
One reaps what they sow
Literally: who planted the lotus tree for her to eat the fruit, who planted the fig tree for her to pick flowers
Examples
Anh ấy luôn giúp đỡ người khác, ai giồng cây sen cho nàng ăn quả, ai giồng cây vả cho nàng hái hoaHe always helps others, one reaps what they sow
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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 “ai giồng cây sen cho nàng ăn quả, ai giồng cây vả cho nàng hái hoa” mean?
One reaps what they sow Literally: who planted the lotus tree for her to eat the fruit, who planted the fig tree for her to pick flowers
Is “ai giồng cây sen cho nàng ăn quả, ai giồng cây vả cho nàng hái hoa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.