Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Kiếm củi ba năm, thiêu một giờ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Effort and time invested can be quickly undone

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự cố gắng bị hủy hoại nhanh chóng

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Literally: Chopping firewood for three years, burning for one hour

Examples

Anh ấy đã dành ba năm để xây dựng công ty, nhưng chỉ mất một giờ để mất tất cảHe spent three years building the company, but it only took an hour to lose everything

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Kiếm củi ba năm, thiêu một giờ” mean?

Effort and time invested can be quickly undone Literally: Chopping firewood for three years, burning for one hour

Is “Kiếm củi ba năm, thiêu 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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