Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

đánh mộc lấy miếng

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: chuông kêu thử tiếng, người khôn thử nhời

Meaning · English

Gain something from a difficult or unpleasant situation

Literally: hit wood to get a piece

Examples

Anh ấy đánh mộc lấy miếng khi nhận được việc làm mới sau khi thất nghiệp.He gained something from a difficult situation when he got a new job after being unemployed.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “đánh mộc lấy miếng” mean?

Gain something from a difficult or unpleasant situation Literally: hit wood to get a piece

Is “đánh mộc lấy miếng” formal or informal?

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