Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

thấy bở thì đào, thấy mềm thì đục

🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Dig where it's crumbly, chisel where it's soft — working every easy mark for all they'll yield.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm nơi dễ làm, nơi nào dễ thì làm nơi đó

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: find it loose, dig; find it soft, chisel

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (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 “thấy bở thì đào, thấy mềm thì đục” mean?

Dig where it's crumbly, chisel where it's soft — working every easy mark for all they'll yield. Literally: find it loose, dig; find it soft, chisel

Is “thấy bở thì đào, thấy mềm thì đục” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 1 all time