Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Trồng gai thì đặng hưởng gai, trồng đậu đặng đậu có sai đâu nào

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Meaning · English

You reap what you sow

Literally: Planting thorns yields thorns, planting beans yields beans, what's wrong with that

Examples

Nếu anh ấy luôn gây rối, thì không có lý do gì anh ấy lại được đối xử tử tếIf he's always causing trouble, there's no reason he should be treated nicely

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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 “Trồng gai thì đặng hưởng gai, trồng đậu đặng đậu có sai đâu nào” mean?

You reap what you sow Literally: Planting thorns yields thorns, planting beans yields beans, what's wrong with that

Is “Trồng gai thì đặng hưởng gai, trồng đậu đặng đậu có sai đâu nào” formal or informal?

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