miá sâu có đốt, nhà dột có nơi
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Meaning · English
Borers pick their cane-joint, leaks pick their spot — faults are located things; find the segment, find the culprit.
Literally: borered cane has its joint; leaky house its place
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 “miá sâu có đốt, nhà dột có nơi” mean?
Borers pick their cane-joint, leaks pick their spot — faults are located things; find the segment, find the culprit. Literally: borered cane has its joint; leaky house its place
Is “miá sâu có đốt, nhà dột có nơi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.