Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Làm ruộng ba năm không bằng chăm tầm một lứa

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Raising children is more important than farming

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nuôi dạy con cái quan trọng hơn làm nông

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Literally: Three years of farming is not equal to one litter of offspring

Examples

Ông bà ta có nói làm ruộng ba năm không bằng chăm tầm một lứa.Our ancestors said that farming for three years is not as valuable as raising one generation of 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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Làm ruộng ba năm không bằng chăm tầm một lứa” mean?

Raising children is more important than farming Literally: Three years of farming is not equal to one litter of offspring

Is “Làm ruộng ba năm không bằng chăm tầm một lứa” formal or informal?

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

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