Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mọt chẳng ăn được cứt sắt

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Some things are impossible to achieve

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: a moth can't eat iron feces

Examples

Anh ấy muốn trở thành triệu phú trước 30 tuổi, nhưng mọt chẳng ăn được cứt sắtHe wants to become a millionaire before 30, but some things are impossible to achieve

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mọt chẳng ăn được cứt sắt” mean?

Some things are impossible to achieve Literally: a moth can't eat iron feces

Is “Mọt chẳng ăn được cứt sắt” formal or informal?

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

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