Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

lấy gậy chọc giời

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Meaning · English

Poking heaven with a stick — protest scaled hopelessly beneath its target.

Literally: take a staff to prod the sky

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 “lấy gậy chọc giời” mean?

Poking heaven with a stick — protest scaled hopelessly beneath its target. Literally: take a staff to prod the sky

Is “lấy gậy chọc giời” formal or informal?

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

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