Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

hai chín chống nhau

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Two weak or powerless parties fighting each other

Literally: two nine oppose each other

Examples

Hai bên đều yếu nên khi hai chín chống nhau thì không bên nào thắngBoth sides are weak, so when two weak parties fight each other, neither wins

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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). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Cách đánh bài chín, lấy số 9 làm lớn ; hễ hai ngườ í” Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “hai chín chống nhau” mean?

Two weak or powerless parties fighting each other Literally: two nine oppose each other

Is “hai chín chống nhau” formal or informal?

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