Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Châm lửa đốt trời

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Meaning · English

To do something completely impossible

Literally: Poke fire to burn the sky

Examples

Anh ấy nói có thể làm chủ dự án trong một tuần, đó là châm lửa đốt trời.He said he could master the project in a week, that's pie in the sky.

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 “Châm lửa đốt trời” mean?

To do something completely impossible Literally: Poke fire to burn the sky

Is “Châm lửa đốt trời” formal or informal?

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

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