dùi đánh đục, đục đánh săng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: dùi đánh đục, đục đánh chạm
The mallet drives the chisel, the chisel bites the timber — work passed link by link down the line until it lands.
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 “dùi đánh đục, đục đánh săng” mean?
The mallet drives the chisel, the chisel bites the timber — work passed link by link down the line until it lands. Literally: mallet strikes chisel, chisel strikes wood
Is “dùi đánh đục, đục đánh săng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.