Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đánh mõ không bằng gõ thớt

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

It's better to take action than just talk about it

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hành động tốt hơn là chỉ nói về nó

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Literally: Hit the mallet not as good as knock the board

Examples

Nói rất hay nhưng đánh mõ không bằng gõ thớtHe talks very well but it's better to take action than just talk about it

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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đánh mõ không bằng gõ thớt” mean?

It's better to take action than just talk about it Literally: Hit the mallet not as good as knock the board

Is “Đánh mõ không bằng gõ thớt” formal or informal?

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

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