Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

chó đâu có sủa lỗ không

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Dogs don't bark at an empty hole — where there's barking there was something to bark at.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chó sủa thì có lý do

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Literally: would a dog bark at a bare hole

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “chó đâu có sủa lỗ không” mean?

Dogs don't bark at an empty hole — where there's barking there was something to bark at. Literally: would a dog bark at a bare hole

Is “chó đâu có sủa lỗ không” formal or informal?

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

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