Trồng tre xin chớ bẻ măng, ngày sau măng lớn măng bằng ngọn tre
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Treat others with kindness, they may help you in the future
Đối xử với người khác bằng lòng tốt, họ có thể giúp đỡ mình trong tương lai
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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 tre xin chớ bẻ măng, ngày sau măng lớn măng bằng ngọn tre” mean?
Treat others with kindness, they may help you in the future Literally: Planting bamboo, don't break its shoots, later the shoots will grow and match the bamboo
Is “Trồng tre xin chớ bẻ măng, ngày sau măng lớn măng bằng ngọn tre” formal or informal?
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