Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chỉ đâu mà buộc ngang trời, thuốc đâu mà chữa con người lẳng lơ

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Meaning · English

Some problems are too complex to be solved easily

Literally: Point where to tie across the sky, medicine where to treat a careless person

Examples

Tôi đã cố giải quyết vấn đề nhưng chỉ đâu mà buộc ngang trời, thuốc đâu mà chữa con người lẳng lơI tried to solve the problem, but it's too complicated to handle

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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 “Chỉ đâu mà buộc ngang trời, thuốc đâu mà chữa con người lẳng lơ” mean?

Some problems are too complex to be solved easily Literally: Point where to tie across the sky, medicine where to treat a careless person

Is “Chỉ đâu mà buộc ngang trời, thuốc đâu mà chữa con người lẳng lơ” formal or informal?

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

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