Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một năm làm nhà, ba năm làm cửa

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Building a life takes time and effort

Literally: One year to build a house, three years to build a door

Examples

Anh ấy đã kết hôn và đang xây dựng cuộc sống mới, như câu nói một năm làm nhà, ba năm làm cửaHe got married and is building a new life, as the saying goes, one year to build a house, three years to build a door

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 làm nhà, ba năm làm cửa” mean?

Building a life takes time and effort Literally: One year to build a house, three years to build a door

Is “Một năm làm nhà, ba năm làm cửa” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time