Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ai đánh giặc bằng cái kèo nhà? Ai đánh giặc bằng con gà xó bếp ?

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Meaning · English

One cannot fight a powerful enemy with weak or inadequate means

Literally: Who fights the enemy with the beam of their house? Who fights the enemy with a kitchen chicken?

Examples

Anh ấy muốn chống lại công ty lớn với nguồn lực hạn chế, thật là ai đánh giặc bằng cái kèo nhàHe wants to fight against the big company with limited resources, it's like ai đánh giặc bằng cái kèo nhà

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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ai đánh giặc bằng cái kèo nhà? Ai đánh giặc bằng con gà xó bếp ?” mean?

One cannot fight a powerful enemy with weak or inadequate means Literally: Who fights the enemy with the beam of their house? Who fights the enemy with a kitchen chicken?

Is “Ai đánh giặc bằng cái kèo nhà? Ai đánh giặc bằng con gà xó bếp ?” formal or informal?

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