Ra đồng chiêm có liềm thì cắt, ra đồng mùa có mắt thì trông

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Meaning · English

Be prepared and take advantage of opportunities

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phải chuẩn bị và tận dụng cơ hội

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Literally: go to the field of chiêm with a sickle then cut, go to the field of mùa with eyes then look

Examples

Khi ra đồng chiêm có liềm thì cắt, ra đồng mùa có mắt thì trông, anh sẽ gặt được nhiều quảWhen he goes to the chiêm field with a sickle and cuts, and goes to the mùa field with eyes and looks, he will harvest a lot

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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.

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What does “Ra đồng chiêm có liềm thì cắt, ra đồng mùa có mắt thì trông” mean?

Be prepared and take advantage of opportunities Literally: go to the field of chiêm with a sickle then cut, go to the field of mùa with eyes then look

Is “Ra đồng chiêm có liềm thì cắt, ra đồng mùa có mắt thì trông” formal or informal?

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