muỗi đốt chân voi
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A mosquito biting an elephant's leg — effort too puny to matter.
Literally: mosquito bites the elephant's foot
Examples
Góp ý với ông ấy như muỗi đốt chân voi.Advising him is a mosquito biting an elephant's leg.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “muỗi đốt chân voi” mean?
A mosquito biting an elephant's leg — effort too puny to matter. Literally: mosquito bites the elephant's foot
Is “muỗi đốt chân voi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.