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vô địa lập chùy

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Meaning · English

No ground to plant an awl — poverty measured to the awl-point.

Literally: no earth to stand an awl

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 “vô địa lập chùy” mean?

No ground to plant an awl — poverty measured to the awl-point. Literally: no earth to stand an awl

Is “vô địa lập chùy” formal or informal?

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

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