Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Bẻ đũa chẳng bẻ được cả nắm

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Meaning · English

It's hard to control or defeat a united group

Literally: break a stick, cannot break a handful

Examples

Họ cố gắng chia rẽ chúng tôi, nhưng bẻ đũa chẳng bẻ được cả nắm.They tried to divide us, but it's hard to break a united group.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Bẻ đũa chẳng bẻ được cả nắm” mean?

It's hard to control or defeat a united group Literally: break a stick, cannot break a handful

Is “Bẻ đũa chẳng bẻ được cả nắm” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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