một thằng tính bằng chín thằng làm

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Also seen as: một người tính bằng chín người làm

Meaning · English

One who plans equals nine who toil — good thinking multiplies labor; a single clear head is worth a crew of busy hands.

Literally: one fellow calculating equals nine fellows working

Register: informalEra: traditional – present

Examples

Có anh kỹ sư sắp xếp lại quy trình, cả xưởng nhàn hẳn — một thằng tính bằng chín thằng làm.One engineer reworked the process and the whole shop breathed easier — one planner, nine laborers.

Editorial example (batch 059)

Sources & notes

Number-idiom class scrape (2026-08-11): violet.vn exercise list + voh.com.vn/song-dep/tuc-ngu-viet-nam-379232.html + vndoc.com roundup. Definition original.

Common questions

What does “một thằng tính bằng chín thằng làm” mean?

One who plans equals nine who toil — good thinking multiplies labor; a single clear head is worth a crew of busy hands. Literally: one fellow calculating equals nine fellows working

Is “một thằng tính bằng chín thằng làm” formal or informal?

một thằng tính bằng chín thằng làm is generally informal.

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