Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồng ba câu liêm, mồng bốn liêm cụt

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Meaning · English

A small advantage is soon lost

Literally: third day willow, fourth day willow broken

Examples

Anh ấy kiếm được một khoản tiền nhưng rồi mất hết vào ngày hôm sau, thật là mồng ba câu liêm, mồng bốn liêm cụtHe earned some money but lost it all the next day, it's really a case of mồng ba câu liêm, mòng bốn liêm cụt

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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 “Mồng ba câu liêm, mồng bốn liêm cụt” mean?

A small advantage is soon lost Literally: third day willow, fourth day willow broken

Is “Mồng ba câu liêm, mồng bốn liêm cụt” formal or informal?

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