Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

dốt đặc như cán mai xay

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Dense as a mattock handle — ignorance you could sharpen tools on.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mật độ như cán xà beng — sự vô trí có thể mài sắc công cụ

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Literally: solid-ignorant as a grinding-mill shaft

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “dốt đặc như cán mai xay” mean?

Dense as a mattock handle — ignorance you could sharpen tools on. Literally: solid-ignorant as a grinding-mill shaft

Is “dốt đặc như cán mai xay” formal or informal?

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

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