Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cấy lúa dược lạ, gieo mạ dược quen

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Meaning · English

New things are difficult, while familiar things are easy

Literally: plant strange rice, sow familiar seedling

Examples

Sau một thời gian làm việc ở công ty mới, anh bắt đầu cảm thấy Cấy lúa dược lạ, gieo mạ dược quen.After a while working at the new company, he started to feel that new things are difficult, while familiar things are easy

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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 lúa dược lạ, gieo mạ dược quen” mean?

New things are difficult, while familiar things are easy Literally: plant strange rice, sow familiar seedling

Is “Cấy lúa dược lạ, gieo mạ dược quen” formal or informal?

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

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