đàng tí đương xa
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A grasshopper's arm against the cart — resistance in the wrong weight class.
Literally: grasshopper limb braces the cart
Examples
Kiện tập đoàn lớn khác nào đàng tí đương xa.Suing that conglomerate is the grasshopper's arm against the cart.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “đàng tí đương xa” mean?
A grasshopper's arm against the cart — resistance in the wrong weight class. Literally: grasshopper limb braces the cart
Is “đàng tí đương xa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.