Lên ruộng xuống nồi
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Meaning · English
Work hard from dawn till dusk
Literally: up to the field down to the pot
Examples
Tôi phải lên ruộng xuống nồi để lo cho gia đìnhI have to work hard from dawn till dusk to support my family
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 “Lên ruộng xuống nồi” mean?
Work hard from dawn till dusk Literally: up to the field down to the pot
Is “Lên ruộng xuống nồi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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