Ngựa le te cũng đến bến giang, voi đủng đỉnh cũng sang qua đò

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Meaning · English

Even the slowest or weakest can achieve their goals with persistence

Literally: Horse with broken leg also reaches river bank, elephant with short legs also crosses ferry

Examples

Mặc dù anh ấy không giỏi lắm nhưng với sự kiên trì, ngựa le te cũng đến bến giang, voi đủng đỉnh cũng sang qua đò, anh ấy đã tốt nghiệp đại họcAlthough he's not very good, with persistence, he was able to graduate from college

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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.

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What does “Ngựa le te cũng đến bến giang, voi đủng đỉnh cũng sang qua đò” mean?

Even the slowest or weakest can achieve their goals with persistence Literally: Horse with broken leg also reaches river bank, elephant with short legs also crosses ferry

Is “Ngựa le te cũng đến bến giang, voi đủng đỉnh cũng sang qua đò” formal or informal?

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