Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

đông tay vỗ nên kêu

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Meaning · English

Many hands make the clap loud — collective effort gets results a lone pair of hands cannot; the communal cousin of "many hands make light work".

Literally: many hands clap into sound

Examples

Cả xóm cùng dọn thì con hẻm sạch ngay — đông tay vỗ nên kêu mà.The whole neighborhood pitched in and the alley was spotless in no time — many hands make the clap loud.

Editorial example (batch 048)

Sources & notes

Headword discovered via English Wikiquote "Vietnamese proverbs" (CC BY-SA; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05.

Common questions

What does “đông tay vỗ nên kêu” mean?

Many hands make the clap loud — collective effort gets results a lone pair of hands cannot; the communal cousin of "many hands make light work". Literally: many hands clap into sound

Is “đông tay vỗ nên kêu” formal or informal?

đông tay vỗ nên kêu is generally informal.

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