Ăn sương nằm gió sức đọ nghìn cân, võ nghệ chỉ cần ngoắc một ngón tay

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Physical strength is nothing compared to skill and technique

Literally: Eating dew and sleeping in the wind, a thousand catty strength, martial arts only need to hook one finger

Examples

Anh ấy không cần sức mạnh để thắng cuộc, vì ăn sương nằm gió sức đọ nghìn cân, võ nghệ chỉ cần ngoắc một ngón tayHe didn't need strength to win the fight, because physical strength is nothing compared to skill and technique

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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 “Ăn sương nằm gió sức đọ nghìn cân, võ nghệ chỉ cần ngoắc một ngón tay” mean?

Physical strength is nothing compared to skill and technique Literally: Eating dew and sleeping in the wind, a thousand catty strength, martial arts only need to hook one finger

Is “Ăn sương nằm gió sức đọ nghìn cân, võ nghệ chỉ cần ngoắc một ngón tay” formal or informal?

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