Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mình công, đầu hạc, ăn no tìm chỗ mát nằm

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Work hard and enjoy the fruits of one's labor

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm việc chăm chỉ và tận hưởng thành quả

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Literally: Shoulder the pole, head the hoe, eat till full and look for a cool place to lie

Examples

Sau một tuần làm việc vất vả, cuối cùng tôi cũng mình công, đầu hạc, ăn no tìm chỗ mát nằmAfter a week of hard work, I finally got to work hard and enjoy the fruits of my labor

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

Common questions

What does “Mình công, đầu hạc, ăn no tìm chỗ mát nằm” mean?

Work hard and enjoy the fruits of one's labor Literally: Shoulder the pole, head the hoe, eat till full and look for a cool place to lie

Is “Mình công, đầu hạc, ăn no tìm chỗ mát nằm” formal or informal?

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