chó ăn đá gà ăn sỏi
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Where dogs eat stones and chickens eat gravel — a barren, punishing place where nothing will grow.
Literally: dog eats rock, chicken eats gravel
Examples
Vùng ấy chó ăn đá gà ăn sỏi mà anh vẫn bám trụ.That region is dogs-eat-stones country, yet he stuck it out.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “chó ăn đá gà ăn sỏi” mean?
Where dogs eat stones and chickens eat gravel — a barren, punishing place where nothing will grow. Literally: dog eats rock, chicken eats gravel
Is “chó ăn đá gà ăn sỏi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.