Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đầu năm trồng chuối, cuối năm trồng trầu

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Meaning · English

Do something too late to be useful

Literally: Plant bananas at the start of the year, plant betel at the end of the year

Examples

Anh ấy đầu tư vào dự án khi nó đã thất bại, thật là đầu năm trồng chuối, cuối năm trồng trầuHe invested in the project when it had already failed, what a case of doing something too late to be useful

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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 trầu” mean?

Do something too late to be useful Literally: Plant bananas at the start of the year, plant betel at the end of the year

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

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