Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Gà què ăn quẩn cối xay, ăn đi ăn lại cả ngày cũng no

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Meaning · English

Someone with limited abilities can still achieve something with persistence

Literally: Lame chicken pecks at the rice mill, eats and eats again all day and is still full

Examples

Anh ấy không giỏi nhưng vẫn đạt được thành tích nhờ vào sự kiên trì, giống như gà què ăn quẩn cối xayHe's not talented but still achieves success thanks to persistence, like a lame chicken pecking at the rice mill

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Gà què ăn quẩn cối xay, ăn đi ăn lại cả ngày cũng no” mean?

Someone with limited abilities can still achieve something with persistence Literally: Lame chicken pecks at the rice mill, eats and eats again all day and is still full

Is “Gà què ăn quẩn cối xay, ăn đi ăn lại cả ngày cũng no” formal or informal?

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