Muốn ăn hét thì phải đào giun, muốn đến cống Cun thì đi thuyền mướn
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To achieve something, one must be willing to take necessary steps and make sacrifices.
phải sẵn sàng thực hiện các bước cần thiết và hy sinh để đạt được mục tiêu
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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 “Muốn ăn hét thì phải đào giun, muốn đến cống Cun thì đi thuyền mướn” mean?
To achieve something, one must be willing to take necessary steps and make sacrifices. Literally: If you want to eat hét (a type of fish) then you must dig for worms, if you want to go to Cống Cun, then hire a boat
Is “Muốn ăn hét thì phải đào giun, muốn đến cống Cun thì đi thuyền mướn” formal or informal?
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