kiến leo cột sắt chi mòn, vò vò xây ổ sao tròn mà xây
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Ants wearing grooves in iron, the mud-wasp rounding her nest — patience and craft where strength is absent.
Literally: ants climbing iron wear it; how does the wasp round her nest
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 “kiến leo cột sắt chi mòn, vò vò xây ổ sao tròn mà xây” mean?
Ants wearing grooves in iron, the mud-wasp rounding her nest — patience and craft where strength is absent. Literally: ants climbing iron wear it; how does the wasp round her nest
Is “kiến leo cột sắt chi mòn, vò vò xây ổ sao tròn mà xây” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.