Cấy thưa thừa thóc, cấy dày cóc được ăn

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Meaning · English

Planting sparingly yields extra rice, but planting densely allows the snails to eat

Literally: plant sparse have extra rice, plant dense snail get to eat

Examples

Cấy thưa thừa thóc, cấy dày cóc được ăn, anh nên cân nhắc khi trồng lúaHe should consider the planting density, as planting sparingly yields extra rice, but planting densely allows the snails to eat

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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 dày cóc được ăn” mean?

Planting sparingly yields extra rice, but planting densely allows the snails to eat Literally: plant sparse have extra rice, plant dense snail get to eat

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

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