Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cấy ruộng đầu cầu, ăn đầu cá đối

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Meaning · English

Investing effort in one place, but reaping benefits elsewhere

Literally: Planting fields at the head of the bridge, eating at the head of the opposing fish

Examples

Anh ấy bỏ ra nhiều công sức để xây dựng doanh nghiệp, nhưng lợi nhuận lại chảy vào túi của người khác, thật là cấy ruộng đầu cầu, ăn đầu cá đốiHe put in a lot of effort to build the business, but the profits went into someone else's pocket, it's really like planting fields at the head of the bridge, eating at the head of the opposing fish

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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 ruộng đầu cầu, ăn đầu cá đối” mean?

Investing effort in one place, but reaping benefits elsewhere Literally: Planting fields at the head of the bridge, eating at the head of the opposing fish

Is “Cấy ruộng đầu cầu, ăn đầu cá đối” formal or informal?

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