Chăn lợn ba năm không bằng nuôi tằm một lứa

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Meaning · English

Raising pigs for years is less profitable than raising silkworms for one season

Literally: Raising pigs three years not equal to raising silkworms one batch

Examples

Anh ấy đã bỏ việc chăn lợn để nuôi tằm vì hiệu quả kinh tế cao hơn.He quit raising pigs to raise silkworms because of higher economic efficiency.

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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 nuôi tằm một lứa” mean?

Raising pigs for years is less profitable than raising silkworms for one season Literally: Raising pigs three years not equal to raising silkworms one batch

Is “Chăn lợn ba năm không bằng nuôi tằm 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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