Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ngủ ngày, cày đêm

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Meaning · English

To be idle during the day and work hard at night

Literally: sleep day, plow night

Examples

Anh ấy ngủ ngày, cày đêm để hoàn thành dự án đúng hạnHe sleeps during the day and plows at night to finish the project on time

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Sources & notes

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 “Ngủ ngày, cày đêm” mean?

To be idle during the day and work hard at night Literally: sleep day, plow night

Is “Ngủ ngày, cày đêm” formal or informal?

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

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