Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Công cấy công bỏ, công làm cỏ công ăn

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Meaning · English

One who sows will reap the benefits

Literally: Labor of planting, labor of abandoning, labor of weeding, labor of eating

Examples

Nếu anh không chịu học thì sau này công cấy công bỏ, công làm cỏ công ăn thôiIf you don't study hard, then later you will have to work hard to reap what you sow

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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 “Công cấy công bỏ, công làm cỏ công ăn” mean?

One who sows will reap the benefits Literally: Labor of planting, labor of abandoning, labor of weeding, labor of eating

Is “Công cấy công bỏ, công làm cỏ công ăn” formal or informal?

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

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