nhiều tay vỗ nên bột
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Many hands clap the flour into dough — enough people make any task knead itself.
Literally: many hands pat up the dough
Examples
Cả xóm góp sức, nhiều tay vỗ nên bột.The whole hamlet pitched in — many hands clap up the dough.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “nhiều tay vỗ nên bột” mean?
Many hands clap the flour into dough — enough people make any task knead itself. Literally: many hands pat up the dough
Is “nhiều tay vỗ nên bột” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.