Mồng một chơi nhà, mồng hai chơi ngõ, mồng ba chơi đình

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Meaning · English

Gradually become more serious or involved in an activity

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: First day play at home, second day play in the alley, third day play at the communal house

Examples

Anh ấy ban đầu chỉ chơi game một cách tùy hứng, nhưng sau một thời gian thì mồng một chơi nhà, mồng hai chơi ngõ, mồng ba chơi đìnhHe initially just played games casually, but after a while, he became more and more serious about it

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

Common questions

What does “Mồng một chơi nhà, mồng hai chơi ngõ, mồng ba chơi đình” mean?

Gradually become more serious or involved in an activity Literally: First day play at home, second day play in the alley, third day play at the communal house

Is “Mồng một chơi nhà, mồng hai chơi ngõ, mồng ba chơi đình” formal or informal?

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