Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu năm mua muối, cuối năm mua või

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Start with a good plan and end with a successful outcome

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bắt đầu tốt và kết thúc thành công

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Literally: Buy salt at the beginning of the year, buy sugarcane at the end of the year

Examples

Năm ngoái anh ấy đầu tư vào cổ phiếu và đến cuối năm thì đầu năm mua muối, cuối năm mua võiLast year he invested in stocks and by the end of the year it was a successful investment, just like buying salt at the beginning of the year and sugarcane 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 năm mua muối, cuối năm mua või” mean?

Start with a good plan and end with a successful outcome Literally: Buy salt at the beginning of the year, buy sugarcane at the end of the year

Is “Đầu năm mua muối, cuối năm mua või” formal or informal?

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

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