Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đời trước đắp nấm đời sau ấm thân

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Meaning · English

One generation's efforts benefit the next

Literally: Previous life builds mushroom, next life warms body

Examples

Ông ấy luôn cho rằng đời trước đắp nấm đời sau ấm thân, nên ông dành nhiều thời gian để xây dựng tương lai cho con cáiHe always believed that one generation's efforts benefit the next, so he spent a lot of time building a future for his children

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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 “Đời trước đắp nấm đời sau ấm thân” mean?

One generation's efforts benefit the next Literally: Previous life builds mushroom, next life warms body

Is “Đời trước đắp nấm đời sau ấm thân” formal or informal?

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

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