Tháng giêng trồng củ từ, tháng tư trồng củ lỗ
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Meaning · English
Invest wisely to avoid financial loss
Literally: January plant radish, April plant hole
Examples
Anh ấy đầu tư vào tháng giêng trồng củ từ, tháng tư trồng củ lỗ nên mất hết tài sảnHe invested in January to plant radish, in April to plant hole, so he lost all his property
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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.
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Common questions
What does “Tháng giêng trồng củ từ, tháng tư trồng củ lỗ” mean?
Invest wisely to avoid financial loss Literally: January plant radish, April plant hole
Is “Tháng giêng trồng củ từ, tháng tư trồng củ lỗ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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