kiến tha lâu đầy lỗ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Ants hauling long enough fill the burrow — persistence is accumulation's whole secret.
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.