Nhất ruộng nhì mạ thứ ba canh điền

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Meaning · English

The first priority is the most important, the second is less so, and the third is negligible.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ưu tiên đầu tiên là quan trọng nhất, thứ hai ít quan trọng hơn và thứ ba không đáng kể

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Literally: first rice, second maize, third sugarcane field

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nhớ rằng nhất ruộng nhì mạ thứ ba canh điền khi phân bổ thời gian.He always remembers that the first priority is the most important when allocating time.

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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 “Nhất ruộng nhì mạ thứ ba canh điền” mean?

The first priority is the most important, the second is less so, and the third is negligible. Literally: first rice, second maize, third sugarcane field

Is “Nhất ruộng nhì mạ thứ ba canh điền” formal or informal?

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