Tua rua một tháng mười ngày, cấy trốc vừng cày cũng được lúa xơi

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Meaning · English

Even a short period of effort can lead to significant benefits

Literally: Wash hair for a month and ten days, plant sesame and plow to get rice to eat

Examples

Anh ấy chỉ học một khóa ngắn nhưng đã đạt được kết quả tốt nhờ vào sự cố gắngHe only took a short course but achieved good results thanks to his effort

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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 “Tua rua một tháng mười ngày, cấy trốc vừng cày cũng được lúa xơi” mean?

Even a short period of effort can lead to significant benefits Literally: Wash hair for a month and ten days, plant sesame and plow to get rice to eat

Is “Tua rua một tháng mười ngày, cấy trốc vừng cày cũng được lúa xơi” formal or informal?

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