Sớm ngồi lê, tối vê sồi
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Meaning · English
Work hard from dawn till dusk
Literally: Early sit on threshold, late gather firewood
Examples
Ông ấy sớm ngồi lê, tối vê sồi để lo cho gia đìnhHe works hard from dawn till dusk to support his family
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.
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Common questions
What does “Sớm ngồi lê, tối vê sồi” mean?
Work hard from dawn till dusk Literally: Early sit on threshold, late gather firewood
Is “Sớm ngồi lê, tối vê sồi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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