Rắp cung bắn sẻ
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Meaning · English
Use too much effort for a small gain
Literally: Aimed bow to shoot sparrow
Examples
Anh ấy đã rắp cung bắn sẻ khi thuê một luật sư nổi tiếng để giải quyết vụ việc nhỏHe aimed a bow to shoot a sparrow when hiring a famous lawyer to settle a small case
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.
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Common questions
What does “Rắp cung bắn sẻ” mean?
Use too much effort for a small gain Literally: Aimed bow to shoot sparrow
Is “Rắp cung bắn sẻ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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