Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

giằng chẳng đứt, dứt chẳng ra

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Meaning · English

Tugging won't break it, snapping won't free it — an entanglement proof against both patience and force.

Literally: pull: unbroken; snap: unfreed

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “giằng chẳng đứt, dứt chẳng ra” mean?

Tugging won't break it, snapping won't free it — an entanglement proof against both patience and force. Literally: pull: unbroken; snap: unfreed

Is “giằng chẳng đứt, dứt chẳng ra” formal or informal?

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

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