Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

tùy châu đạn tước

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Meaning · English

Shooting sparrows with the Sui pearl — spending a treasure to bag a trifle.

Literally: the Tùy pearl fired at a sparrow

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tùy châu đạn tước” mean?

Shooting sparrows with the Sui pearl — spending a treasure to bag a trifle. Literally: the Tùy pearl fired at a sparrow

Is “tùy châu đạn tước” formal or informal?

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

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