Cấy thưa thừa thóc, cấy dầy cóc ăn

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Meaning · English

Planting too thinly results in excess grain, but planting too densely leads to pest issues

Literally: plant sparse have excess rice, plant dense have snails eat

Examples

Cấy thưa thừa thóc, cấy dầy cóc ăn, anh nên cân nhắc khi gieo trồngHe should consider the planting density, as planting too thinly results in excess grain, but planting too densely leads to pest issues

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

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What does “Cấy thưa thừa thóc, cấy dầy cóc ăn” mean?

Planting too thinly results in excess grain, but planting too densely leads to pest issues Literally: plant sparse have excess rice, plant dense have snails eat

Is “Cấy thưa thừa thóc, cấy dầy cóc ăn” formal or informal?

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