Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chẳng cấy lấy đâu có thóc, chẳng học lấy đâu biết chữ

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Meaning · English

One must put in effort to achieve something

Literally: If not planting, where gets rice, if not learning, where knows characters

Examples

Muốn giỏi tiếng Anh, phải học chăm chỉ, chẳng cấy lấy đâu có thóc, chẳng học lấy đâu biết chữTo be good at English, one must study hard, as one must put in effort to achieve something

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Chẳng cấy lấy đâu có thóc, chẳng học lấy đâu biết chữ” mean?

One must put in effort to achieve something Literally: If not planting, where gets rice, if not learning, where knows characters

Is “Chẳng cấy lấy đâu có thóc, chẳng học lấy đâu biết chữ” formal or informal?

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

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