Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

ăn kỹ no lâu, cầy sâu tốt lúa

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Meaning · English

Chew well, stay full; plow deep, reap thick — thoroughness feeds twice.

Literally: eat carefully: full long; plow deep: rice good

Examples

Ăn kỹ no lâu, cày sâu tốt lúa.Careful chewing keeps you full; deep plowing fills the field.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “ăn kỹ no lâu, cầy sâu tốt lúa” mean?

Chew well, stay full; plow deep, reap thick — thoroughness feeds twice. Literally: eat carefully: full long; plow deep: rice good

Is “ăn kỹ no lâu, cầy sâu tốt lúa” formal or informal?

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

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