Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Một năm làm tằm bằng ba năm làm ruộng

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Meaning · English

Raising silkworms is more profitable than farming

Literally: One year of silkworms equals three years of fields

Examples

Gia đình tôi đã chuyển từ làm ruộng sang làm tằm vì biết rằng một năm làm tằm bằng ba năm làm ruộngMy family switched from farming to sericulture because we knew that one year of silkworms equals three years of fields

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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 làm tằm bằng ba năm làm ruộng” mean?

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

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

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

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