Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồng một Tết nhà, mùng ba Tết chuồng, mùng bốn mới ra vườn Tết cây

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Meaning · English

Gradually expand social interactions after a period of isolation

Literally: First day of Tet at home, third day of Tet at the pigpen, fourth day out to the garden for Tet

Examples

Sau thời gian nghỉ Tết, anh bắt đầu mồng một Tết nhà, mùng ba Tết chuồng, mùng bốn mới ra vườn Tết cây.After the Tet holiday, he started with the first day of Tet at home, the third day at the pigpen, and only on the fourth day did he go out to the garden for Tet.

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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 một Tết nhà, mùng ba Tết chuồng, mùng bốn mới ra vườn Tết cây” mean?

Gradually expand social interactions after a period of isolation Literally: First day of Tet at home, third day of Tet at the pigpen, fourth day out to the garden for Tet

Is “Mồng một Tết nhà, mùng ba Tết chuồng, mùng bốn mới ra vườn Tết cây” formal or informal?

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

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