Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

trứng chọi với đá

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Meaning · English

Eggs against stone — a contest entered for the sake of the shattering.

Literally: egg duels rock

Examples

Kiện họ khác nào trứng chọi với đá.Suing them is eggs against stone.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “trứng chọi với đá” mean?

Eggs against stone — a contest entered for the sake of the shattering. Literally: egg duels rock

Is “trứng chọi với đá” formal or informal?

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

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