Một nắm giẻ rách không lau được sơn hà, một cái cựa gà không kéo được toà Bắc Đẩu
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Insignificant efforts cannot accomplish great tasks
Examples
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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 “Một nắm giẻ rách không lau được sơn hà, một cái cựa gà không kéo được toà Bắc Đẩu” mean?
Insignificant efforts cannot accomplish great tasks Literally: A handful of torn cloth cannot wipe a vast river, a chicken's spur cannot pull the North Dipper constellation
Is “Một nắm giẻ rách không lau được sơn hà, một cái cựa gà không kéo được toà Bắc Đẩu” formal or informal?
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