Rau răm đất cứng dễ bứng khó trồng
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Meaning · English
Some things are easy to start but hard to maintain
Literally: basil soft soil easy uproot hard plant
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Mối quan hệ này giống như rau răm đất cứng dễ bứng khó trồng.This relationship is like basil in hard soil, easy to uproot but hard to plant.
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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.
Common questions
What does “Rau răm đất cứng dễ bứng khó trồng” mean?
Some things are easy to start but hard to maintain Literally: basil soft soil easy uproot hard plant
Is “Rau răm đất cứng dễ bứng khó trồng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.