Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tháng giêng mua gỗ, tháng hai làm nhà

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Meaning · English

Start preparing early to achieve success

Literally: January buy wood, February build house

Examples

Tháng giêng mua gỗ, tháng hai làm nhà để có mùa xuân ấm ápBuy wood in January, build a house in February to have a warm spring

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Tháng giêng mua gỗ, tháng hai làm nhà” mean?

Start preparing early to achieve success Literally: January buy wood, February build house

Is “Tháng giêng mua gỗ, tháng hai làm nhà” formal or informal?

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

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