Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trâu thịt thì gày, trâu cày thì béo

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Meaning · English

Those who work hard become prosperous, while idle ones suffer

Literally: Meat buffalo is thin, plowing buffalo is fat

Examples

Người làm việc chăm chỉ thì thành đạt, còn người lười biếng thì thất bại, như câu nói trâu thịt thì gày, trâu cày thì béoThose who work hard achieve success, while the idle fail, as the saying goes, trâu thịt thì gày, trâu cày thì béo

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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 “Trâu thịt thì gày, trâu cày thì béo” mean?

Those who work hard become prosperous, while idle ones suffer Literally: Meat buffalo is thin, plowing buffalo is fat

Is “Trâu thịt thì gày, trâu cày thì béo” formal or informal?

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