để đất nặn nên bụt
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Meaning · English
to create something from nothing
Literally: to mold a Buddha from earth
Examples
Người nghệ sĩ đã để đất nặn nên bụt khi tạo ra tác phẩm mới.The artist created something from nothing when making the new piece.
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 “để đất nặn nên bụt” mean?
to create something from nothing Literally: to mold a Buddha from earth
Is “để đất nặn nên bụt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.