mạnh dùng sức, yếu dùng chước
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
The strong spend strength, the weak spend stratagem — every build of person has its own lever.
Literally: strong: use force; weak: use scheme
Examples
Mình nhỏ con thì mạnh dùng sức yếu dùng chước.Small frame, so wit does the lifting — the weak use stratagem.
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 “mạnh dùng sức, yếu dùng chước” mean?
The strong spend strength, the weak spend stratagem — every build of person has its own lever. Literally: strong: use force; weak: use scheme
Is “mạnh dùng sức, yếu dùng chước” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.