Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một năm chăn tằm bằng ba năm làm ruộng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Raising silkworms is more profitable than farming

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nuôi tằm có lợi nhuận hơn làm nông

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Literally: One year raising silkworms equals three years of farming

Examples

Gia đình tôi đã quyết định chuyển sang làm nghề nuôi tằm vì biết rằng một năm chăn tằm bằng ba năm làm ruộngMy family decided to switch to sericulture because we know that one year of raising silkworms is equivalent to three years of farming

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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 “Một năm chăn tằm bằng ba năm làm ruộng” mean?

Raising silkworms is more profitable than farming Literally: One year raising silkworms equals three years of farming

Is “Một năm chăn tằm bằng ba năm làm ruộng” formal or informal?

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