Làm ruộng ba năm, chăn tầm ba lứa.

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Meaning · English

Experience and patience are needed to achieve success

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Kinh nghiệm và kiên nhẫn là cần thiết để đạt thành công

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Literally: Do farming for three years, raise silkworms for three cycles

Examples

Anh ấy đã thất bại nhiều lần, nhưng như lời nói làm ruộng ba năm, chăn tầm ba lứa, cuối cùng anh ấy cũng thành công.He failed many times, but as the saying goes, with patience and experience, he finally succeeded.

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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 “Làm ruộng ba năm, chăn tầm ba lứa.” mean?

Experience and patience are needed to achieve success Literally: Do farming for three years, raise silkworms for three cycles

Is “Làm ruộng ba năm, chăn tầm ba lứa.” formal or informal?

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