Cày cấy bón phân, phải kể phần anh vạc bờ cuốc góc

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Meaning · English

Everyone contributes to a task, but some take more credit

Literally: Plowing and fertilizing, must consider the share of the brother who holds the hoe handle

Examples

Mọi người cùng làm nhưng chỉ có anh A là được khen, thật là cày cấy bón phân, phải kể phần anh vạc bờ cuốc gócEveryone worked together but only A was praised, it's really a case of cày cấy bón phân, phải kể phần anh vạc bờ cuốc góc

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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.

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What does “Cày cấy bón phân, phải kể phần anh vạc bờ cuốc góc” mean?

Everyone contributes to a task, but some take more credit Literally: Plowing and fertilizing, must consider the share of the brother who holds the hoe handle

Is “Cày cấy bón phân, phải kể phần anh vạc bờ cuốc góc” formal or informal?

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