Lúa chăm cơm nát, lúa bát cơm tròn

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Meaning · English

Hard work leads to poor results, while luck brings success

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cố gắng có thể dẫn đến thất bại, trong khi may mắn mang lại thành công

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Literally: Careful rice has crushed food, careless rice has whole food

Examples

Anh ấy luôn cẩn thận nhưng lại gặp thất bại, thật là lúa chăm cơm nátHe is always careful but still fails, it's really a case of hard work leading to poor results

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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 “Lúa chăm cơm nát, lúa bát cơm tròn” mean?

Hard work leads to poor results, while luck brings success Literally: Careful rice has crushed food, careless rice has whole food

Is “Lúa chăm cơm nát, lúa bát cơm tròn” formal or informal?

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