Kiếm củi ba năm thiêu không đây một giờ
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Meaning · English
A long preparation leads to a quick outcome
Literally: Gathering firewood for three years, burning it in one hour
Examples
Anh ấy đã học tiếng Anh trong nhiều năm và giờ anh ấy có thể nói trôi chảyHe learned English for many years and now he can speak fluently
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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Kiếm củi ba năm thiêu không đây một giờ” mean?
A long preparation leads to a quick outcome Literally: Gathering firewood for three years, burning it in one hour
Is “Kiếm củi ba năm thiêu không đây một giờ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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