tràng ba-mươi, khoát không được một tấc
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Meaning · English
Having many talents but none exceptionally well
Literally: thirty tràng, cannot get one tấc
Examples
Anh ấy giỏi nhiều môn nhưng không môn nào giỏi xuất sắc, đúng như câu tràng ba-mươi, khoát không được một tấcHe is good at many subjects but none exceptionally well, just like the saying goes
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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 “tràng ba-mươi, khoát không được một tấc” mean?
Having many talents but none exceptionally well Literally: thirty tràng, cannot get one tấc
Is “tràng ba-mươi, khoát không được một tấc” formal or informal?
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