Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Buộc trâu trưa nát cọc

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

To force someone to do something they are not willing to do

Literally: tying an ox at noon breaks the post

Examples

Anh ấy muốn buộc trâu trưa nát cọc khi yêu cầu tôi làm việc vào ngày nghỉ.He wants to force me to work on my day off.

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 “Buộc trâu trưa nát cọc” mean?

To force someone to do something they are not willing to do Literally: tying an ox at noon breaks the post

Is “Buộc trâu trưa nát cọc” formal or informal?

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

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