Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

mèo quào không xể vách đất

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Meaning · English

Cat-scratches don't gouge an earthen wall — feeble attacks on a solid thing.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: cat claws can't score the mud wall

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 “mèo quào không xể vách đất” mean?

Cat-scratches don't gouge an earthen wall — feeble attacks on a solid thing. Literally: cat claws can't score the mud wall

Is “mèo quào không xể vách đất” formal or informal?

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

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