Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sâu cày dễ bừa

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Easy to start but hard to finish

Literally: Buffalo plows easily but harrows with difficulty

Examples

Anh ấy bắt đầu dự án với nhiều tham vọng nhưng rồi bỏ dở, thật sâu cày dễ bừaHe started the project with great ambition but then abandoned it, so typical of someone who finds it easy to plow but hard to harrow

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Sâu cày dễ bừa” mean?

Easy to start but hard to finish Literally: Buffalo plows easily but harrows with difficulty

Is “Sâu cày dễ bừa” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time