nực cười châu chấu đá xe, tưởng rằng chấu ngã ai dè xe nghiêng

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Also seen as: nực cười châu chấu đá xe Tưởng rằng chấu ngã, ai dè xe nghiêng

Meaning · English

Laughable, the grasshopper kicking the cart — yet the grasshopper stood and the cart tipped over — the underdog verse that history kept quoting.

Literally: grasshopper kicks the cart: expect it to fall, yet the cart tilts
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (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 “nực cười châu chấu đá xe, tưởng rằng chấu ngã ai dè xe nghiêng” mean?

Laughable, the grasshopper kicking the cart — yet the grasshopper stood and the cart tipped over — the underdog verse that history kept quoting. Literally: grasshopper kicks the cart: expect it to fall, yet the cart tilts

Is “nực cười châu chấu đá xe, tưởng rằng chấu ngã ai dè xe nghiêng” formal or informal?

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