một thằng tính bằng chín thằng làm
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
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.
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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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