Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Chuông có gõ mới kêu, đèn có khêu mới rạng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Nothing happens without effort

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Bell has to be struck to sound, lamp has to be shaken to shine

Examples

Chuông có gõ mới kêu, đèn có khêu mới rạng, con người cũng thếIt's like the bell and the lamp, people also need to make an effort to achieve something

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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 “Chuông có gõ mới kêu, đèn có khêu mới rạng” mean?

Nothing happens without effort Literally: Bell has to be struck to sound, lamp has to be shaken to shine

Is “Chuông có gõ mới kêu, đèn có khêu mới rạng” formal or informal?

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

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