ruộng ai thì nấy đắp bờ, duyên ai nấy gặp, đừng chờ uổng công
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Meaning · English
Each farmer banks their own field; each meets their own fate — waiting for another's is labor wasted.
Literally: whoever's field, they bank it; whoever's match, they meet it — don't wait in vain
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ruộng ai thì nấy đắp bờ, duyên ai nấy gặp, đừng chờ uổng công” mean?
Each farmer banks their own field; each meets their own fate — waiting for another's is labor wasted. Literally: whoever's field, they bank it; whoever's match, they meet it — don't wait in vain
Is “ruộng ai thì nấy đắp bờ, duyên ai nấy gặp, đừng chờ uổng công” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.