Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cơm ăn công lấy, sáng rửa cưa, trưa mài đục, tối giục nhau về

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Meaning · English

Work hard from dawn till dusk

Literally: Rice eaten from labor, morning washes saw, noon sharpens axe, evening urges each other to return

Examples

Ông ấy luôn nhắc nhở con mình phải nhớ câu cổ ngữ 'Cơm ăn công lấy, sáng rửa cưa, trưa mài đục, tối giục nhau về'He always reminds his child to remember the proverb 'Cơm ăn công lấy, sáng rửa cưa, trưa mài đục, tối giục nhau về'

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cơm ăn công lấy, sáng rửa cưa, trưa mài đục, tối giục nhau về” mean?

Work hard from dawn till dusk Literally: Rice eaten from labor, morning washes saw, noon sharpens axe, evening urges each other to return

Is “Cơm ăn công lấy, sáng rửa cưa, trưa mài đục, tối giục nhau về” formal or informal?

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