gieo mạ còn phải kén giống
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Meaning · English
Be selective even in trivial matters
Literally: sow rice seeds still have to choose variety
Examples
Khi thuê nhân viên, công ty luôn nhớ rằng gieo mạ còn phải kén giốngWhen hiring employees, the company always remembers that gieo mạ còn phải kén giống
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “gieo mạ còn phải kén giống” mean?
Be selective even in trivial matters Literally: sow rice seeds still have to choose variety
Is “gieo mạ còn phải kén giống” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.