Chăn lợn ba năm không bằng chăn tầm một lứa

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Meaning · English

Raising a few valuable animals is better than many low-value ones

Literally: Raising pigs for three years is not as good as raising musk deer for one litter

Examples

Anh ấy chọn chăn tầm một lứa vì lợi nhuận cao hơnHe chose to raise musk deer for one litter because of the higher profit

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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.

Common questions

What does “Chăn lợn ba năm không bằng chăn tầm một lứa” mean?

Raising a few valuable animals is better than many low-value ones Literally: Raising pigs for three years is not as good as raising musk deer for one litter

Is “Chăn lợn ba năm không bằng chăn tầm một lứa” formal or informal?

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

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