Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mạ chiêm sương giáng ngâm gieo, cấy vào đông chí phải gieo kịp thời

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Do things at the right time

Literally: Sesame soaks in dew, planted at winter solstice must be sown on time

Examples

Nếu muốn cây lúa phát triển tốt thì phải gieo hạt vào đúng mùa, như người xưa có câu Mạ chiêm sương giáng ngâm gieo, cấy vào đông chí phải gieo kịp thờiIf you want the rice to grow well, you have to sow the seeds at the right time, as the old saying goes

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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mạ chiêm sương giáng ngâm gieo, cấy vào đông chí phải gieo kịp thời” mean?

Do things at the right time Literally: Sesame soaks in dew, planted at winter solstice must be sown on time

Is “Mạ chiêm sương giáng ngâm gieo, cấy vào đông chí phải gieo kịp thời” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time