Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nấu cát thành cơm

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Meaning · English

To try to make something impossible happen

Literally: cooking sand into rice

Examples

Anh ấy cố nấu cát thành cơm khi cố thuyết phục bố mẹ cho mình đi du lịch một mình.He tried to make the impossible happen when he tried to convince his parents to let him travel alone.

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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 “Nấu cát thành cơm” mean?

To try to make something impossible happen Literally: cooking sand into rice

Is “Nấu cát thành cơm” formal or informal?

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

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