Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Năng mưa thì tốt lúa đường, năng đi năng lại xem thường nhau đi

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Meaning · English

Literally: Rainy days are good for rice and sugarcane, often going and coming leads to taking each other for granted

Examples

Sau một thời gian làm việc cùng nhau, anh bắt đầu năng đi năng lại xem thường nhau đi với đồng nghiệpAfter working together for a while, he started to take his coworkers for granted

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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 “Năng mưa thì tốt lúa đường, năng đi năng lại xem thường nhau đi” mean?

Familiarity breeds contempt Literally: Rainy days are good for rice and sugarcane, often going and coming leads to taking each other for granted

Is “Năng mưa thì tốt lúa đường, năng đi năng lại xem thường nhau đi” formal or informal?

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

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