Tiếng Việt · Saying Candidate

Người ta đi cấy lấy công

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: Người ta đi cấy lấy công

Sense 1

Meaning · English

One gets paid for their effort

Literally: People go to plant for work

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Người ta đi cấy lấy công, không phải đi cấy lấy chơiOne gets paid for their effort, not for fun

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Vietnamese folk verse (ca dao); English definition pending editorial review.

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review.

Common questions

What does “Người ta đi cấy lấy công” mean?

One gets paid for their effort Literally: People go to plant for work

Is “Người ta đi cấy lấy công” formal or informal?

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