Đố ai biết lúa mấy cây

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Meaning · English

It's hard to know everything

Literally: guess who knows how many trees of rice
Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Tôi không thể trả lời câu hỏi đó, đố ai biết lúa mấy cây!I couldn't answer that question, it's hard to know everything!

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

Sources & notes

Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Ca dao Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đố ai biết lúa mấy cây” mean?

It's hard to know everything Literally: guess who knows how many trees of rice

Is “Đố ai biết lúa mấy cây” formal or informal?

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