Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu năm trồng chuối, cuối năm trồng cam

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Meaning · English

Start with a bad plan and end with a worse one

Literally: At the start of the year plant bananas, at the end of the year plant oranges

Examples

Anh ấy đầu năm trồng chuối, cuối năm trồng cam nên chẳng đạt được thành công nàoHe started the year with a bad plan and ended with an even worse one, so he didn't achieve any success

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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 trồng chuối, cuối năm trồng cam” mean?

Start with a bad plan and end with a worse one Literally: At the start of the year plant bananas, at the end of the year plant oranges

Is “Đầu năm trồng chuối, cuối năm trồng cam” formal or informal?

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

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