tháng riêng mua gỗ, tháng hai làm nhà
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Meaning · English
Prepare early to avoid last-minute rush
Literally: first month buy wood, second month build house
Examples
Tháng riêng mua gỗ, tháng hai làm nhà để công việc được trơn truPrepare early to avoid last-minute rush, like buying wood in the first month and building the house in the second month, so that work goes smoothly
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “tháng riêng mua gỗ, tháng hai làm nhà” mean?
Prepare early to avoid last-minute rush Literally: first month buy wood, second month build house
Is “tháng riêng mua gỗ, tháng hai làm nhà” formal or informal?
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