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Tháng giêng chân bước đi cày

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Meaning · English

Start work immediately at the beginning of the year

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bắt đầu công việc ngay từ đầu năm

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Literally: January feet walking to plow

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Tháng giêng chân bước đi cày, anh đã bắt đầu công việc mớiIn January, he started his new job right away

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Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Legs

Common questions

What does “Tháng giêng chân bước đi cày” mean?

Start work immediately at the beginning of the year Literally: January feet walking to plow

Is “Tháng giêng chân bước đi cày” formal or informal?

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

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