vắn cổ kêu chẳng thấu trời
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Meaning · English
A short neck's cry never reaches heaven — the small wronged voice, lost below the clouds.
Literally: short neck calls without reaching heaven
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 “vắn cổ kêu chẳng thấu trời” mean?
A short neck's cry never reaches heaven — the small wronged voice, lost below the clouds. Literally: short neck calls without reaching heaven
Is “vắn cổ kêu chẳng thấu trời” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.