Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cao vây nhỏ sống thì rỗng đường cày

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Meaning · English

Even if one has a good start, they may still end up with nothing

Literally: High embankment, small field, empty road to plow

Examples

Mặc dù anh ấy được đào tạo ở một trường đại học tốt, nhưng sau này anh ấy vẫn cao vây nhỏ sống thì rỗng đường càyDespite being trained at a good university, he still ended up with nothing later on

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cao vây nhỏ sống thì rỗng đường cày” mean?

Even if one has a good start, they may still end up with nothing Literally: High embankment, small field, empty road to plow

Is “Cao vây nhỏ sống thì rỗng đường cày” formal or informal?

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