vắt chày ra nước
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Wringing water from a pestle — thrift squeezed past the possible.
Literally: wring the pestle for water
Examples
Ông ấy vắt chày ra nước.He'd wring water from a pestle.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “vắt chày ra nước” mean?
Wringing water from a pestle — thrift squeezed past the possible. Literally: wring the pestle for water
Is “vắt chày ra nước” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.