Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vị đầu heo, đánh gốc chuối

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Meaning · English

Attack the root of a problem, not its symptoms

Literally: Heads of pigs, hit the roots of bananas

Examples

Để giải quyết vấn đề này, chúng ta phải vị đầu heo, đánh gốc chuốiTo solve this problem, we must attack the root of it

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Vị đầu heo, đánh gốc chuối” mean?

Attack the root of a problem, not its symptoms Literally: Heads of pigs, hit the roots of bananas

Is “Vị đầu heo, đánh gốc chuối” formal or informal?

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

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