Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu ghềnh cuối bãi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Full of obstacles at the beginning but easy at the end

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khởi đầu khó khăn nhưng kết thúc dễ dàng

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Literally: head of the hill, end of the beach

Examples

Cuộc sống của anh ấy thật là đầu ghềnh cuối bãiHis life was full of obstacles at the beginning but easy at the end

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đầu ghềnh cuối bãi” mean?

Full of obstacles at the beginning but easy at the end Literally: head of the hill, end of the beach

Is “Đầu ghềnh cuối bãi” formal or informal?

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

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