Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cấy bằng mặt, gặt bằng đầu

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Meaning · English

Reap what you have sown in a different manner

Literally: plant with face, harvest with head

Examples

Anh ấy cấy bằng mặt, gặt bằng đầu khi đầu tư vào dự án mới.He reaped what he had sown in a different manner when investing in the new project.

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cấy bằng mặt, gặt bằng đầu” mean?

Reap what you have sown in a different manner Literally: plant with face, harvest with head

Is “Cấy bằng mặt, gặt bằng đầu” formal or informal?

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

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