Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

kiến tha lâu đầy lỗ

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Meaning · English

Ants hauling long enough fill the burrow — persistence is accumulation's whole secret.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Kiên nhẫn là bí quyết của sự tích lũy

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Literally: ants carrying long fill the hole

Examples

Mỗi ngày để dành một ít, kiến tha lâu đầy lỗ.Save a little daily — the ant column fills its burrow.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 tha lâu đầy lỗ” mean?

Ants hauling long enough fill the burrow — persistence is accumulation's whole secret. Literally: ants carrying long fill the hole

Is “kiến tha lâu đầy lỗ” formal or informal?

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

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