trăm hòn chì đúc chẳng nên chuông
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Meaning · English
Many small efforts cannot achieve something significant
Literally: a hundred pieces of lead cannot be cast into a bell
Examples
Anh ấy đã cố gắng trăm hòn chì đúc chẳng nên chuông để trở thành triệu phú.He tried hard but his efforts were like trăm hòn chì đúc chẳng nên chuông to become a millionaire.
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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 hòn chì đúc chẳng nên chuông” mean?
Many small efforts cannot achieve something significant Literally: a hundred pieces of lead cannot be cast into a bell
Is “trăm hòn chì đúc chẳng nên chuông” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.