Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chân không bám đất, cật chẳng tới trời

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Unable to achieve two things at once

Literally: Legs do not touch ground, hips do not reach sky

Examples

Anh ấy muốn vừa học vừa làm nhưng chân không bám đất, cật chẳng tới trời.He wants to study and work at the same time, but it's like legs do not touch ground, hips do not reach 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 “Chân không bám đất, cật chẳng tới trời” mean?

Unable to achieve two things at once Literally: Legs do not touch ground, hips do not reach sky

Is “Chân không bám đất, cật chẳng tới 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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