Chim chích được mấy hột lông
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Meaning · English
A small achievement is still worth something
Literally: Sparrow gets a few feathers
Examples
Cậu ấy chỉ giúp được chút ít, nhưng chim chích được mấy hột lông màHe could only help a little, but a sparrow gets a few feathers, after all
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.
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Common questions
What does “Chim chích được mấy hột lông” mean?
A small achievement is still worth something Literally: Sparrow gets a few feathers
Is “Chim chích được mấy hột lông” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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