chưởng qua đắc qua, chưởng đậu đắc đậu

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Plant melons, harvest melons; plant beans, harvest beans — deeds return strictly after their kind.

Literally: plant melon get melon, plant bean get bean

Examples

Gieo gì gặt nấy, chưởng qua đắc qua chưởng đậu đắc đậu.You reap the seed you sowed — melons from melons, beans from beans.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “chưởng qua đắc qua, chưởng đậu đắc đậu” mean?

Plant melons, harvest melons; plant beans, harvest beans — deeds return strictly after their kind. Literally: plant melon get melon, plant bean get bean

Is “chưởng qua đắc qua, chưởng đậu đắc đậu” formal or informal?

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