Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thứ nhất để ải, thứ nhì rải phân

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Meaning · English

First to occupy and second to spread resources

Literally: First to block the ford, second to scatter manure

Examples

Công ty đó đã thất bại vì chỉ biết thứ nhì rải phân mà không biết thứ nhất để ảiThat company failed because they only knew how to scatter resources but not how to occupy the market

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

Common questions

What does “Thứ nhất để ải, thứ nhì rải phân” mean?

First to occupy and second to spread resources Literally: First to block the ford, second to scatter manure

Is “Thứ nhất để ải, thứ nhì rải phân” formal or informal?

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

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