một người biết lo, bằng kho người hay làm

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Meaning · English

One who plans equals a warehouse of workers — foresight is the highest-yield labor.

Literally: one knowing worry equals a storehouse of doers

Examples

Một người lo bằng kho người làm.One planner outworks a warehouse of hands.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “một người biết lo, bằng kho người hay làm” mean?

One who plans equals a warehouse of workers — foresight is the highest-yield labor. Literally: one knowing worry equals a storehouse of doers

Is “một người biết lo, bằng kho người hay làm” formal or informal?

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