trăm cái đấm không bằng một cái đạp
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Meaning · English
A small but strategic action is more effective than many random ones
Literally: a hundred fists are not as good as one foot
Examples
Chúng ta cần trăm cái đấm không bằng một cái đạp để giải quyết vấn đề nàyWe need a strategic approach, as a hundred fists are not as good as one foot, to solve this problem
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “trăm cái đấm không bằng một cái đạp” mean?
A small but strategic action is more effective than many random ones Literally: a hundred fists are not as good as one foot
Is “trăm cái đấm không bằng một cái đạp” formal or informal?
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