mười bó đuốc cũng vớ được ếch

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Meaning · English

Many people working together can accomplish even difficult tasks

Literally: ten bundles of torches can catch a frog

Examples

Chúng ta cùng nhau thì mười bó đuốc cũng vớ được ếchIf we work together, many hands make light work

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “mười bó đuốc cũng vớ được ếch” mean?

Many people working together can accomplish even difficult tasks Literally: ten bundles of torches can catch a frog

Is “mười bó đuốc cũng vớ được ếch” formal or informal?

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