Nước chảy ào ào không bằng vao lỗ mối
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Small but steady efforts are more effective than intense but brief ones
Examples
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “Nước chảy ào ào không bằng vao lỗ mối” mean?
Small but steady efforts are more effective than intense but brief ones Literally: Water flowing strongly is not as good as entering an ant's hole
Is “Nước chảy ào ào không bằng vao lỗ mối” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.