Đi cày ba vụ không đủ ăn ba ngày tết

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Hard work throughout the year cannot guarantee a comfortable life

Literally: Plowing three crops not enough to eat three Tet days

Examples

Ông ấy làm việc chăm chỉ nhưng đi cày ba vụ không đủ ăn ba ngày tếtHe works hard but still struggles to make ends meet during Tet holiday

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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

Common questions

What does “Đi cày ba vụ không đủ ăn ba ngày tết” mean?

Hard work throughout the year cannot guarantee a comfortable life Literally: Plowing three crops not enough to eat three Tet days

Is “Đi cày ba vụ không đủ ăn ba ngày tết” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time