Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đố ai may túi đựng giời, vót dò đánh kiến, giết voi xem giò

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Meaning · English

To attempt the impossible

Literally: Guess who sews a bag to hold the sky, sharpens a stick to hit ants, kills an elephant to make sausage

Examples

Anh ấy muốn xây một ngôi nhà trên mặt trăng, đố ai may túi đựng giời, vót dò đánh kiến, giết voi xem giòHe wants to build a house on the moon, guess who sews a bag to hold the sky, sharpens a stick to hit ants, kills an elephant to make sausage

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đố ai may túi đựng giời, vót dò đánh kiến, giết voi xem giò” mean?

To attempt the impossible Literally: Guess who sews a bag to hold the sky, sharpens a stick to hit ants, kills an elephant to make sausage

Is “Đố ai may túi đựng giời, vót dò đánh kiến, giết voi xem giò” formal or informal?

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

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