Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ruộng cao khó làm, ruộng lầm thì vất vả

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Hard work yields little result

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm việc chăm chỉ nhưng đạt kết quả ít

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Literally: High field is hard to work, mistaken field is troublesome

Examples

Anh ấy đã cố gắng rất nhiều nhưng kết quả không như mong đợi, thật là ruộng cao khó làm, ruộng lầm thì vất vả.He tried very hard but the result was not as expected, it's really hard work yields little result.

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Sources & notes

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 “Ruộng cao khó làm, ruộng lầm thì vất vả” mean?

Hard work yields little result Literally: High field is hard to work, mistaken field is troublesome

Is “Ruộng cao khó làm, ruộng lầm thì vất vả” formal or informal?

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

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