Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Làm ruộng ba năm không bằng nuôi tằm một lứa

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Agriculture is less profitable than sericulture

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nông nghiệp ít lợi nhuận hơn trồng dâu

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Literally: Three years of farming is not equal to one batch of silkworms

Examples

Làm ruộng ba năm không bằng nuôi tằm một lứa, nên anh quyết định chuyển sang nghề mớiThree years of farming is not equal to one batch of silkworms, so he decided to switch to the new profession

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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 nuôi tằm một lứa” mean?

Agriculture is less profitable than sericulture Literally: Three years of farming is not equal to one batch of silkworms

Is “Làm ruộng ba năm không bằng nuôi tằm 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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