sáng rửa cưa trưa mài đục, tối dục nhau về
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Meaning · English
Work hard from dawn till dusk
Literally: morning wash saw, noon sharpen axe, evening desire each other to return
Examples
Ông ấy sáng rửa cưa trưa mài đục, tối dục nhau về để lo cho gia đìnhHe works hard from dawn till dusk to take care of his family
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “sáng rửa cưa trưa mài đục, tối dục nhau về” mean?
Work hard from dawn till dusk Literally: morning wash saw, noon sharpen axe, evening desire each other to return
Is “sáng rửa cưa trưa mài đục, tối dục nhau về” formal or informal?
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