Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Xoan chân chó, mó hạt bông

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Being of little help

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Holding a dog's leg, picking a cotton seed

Examples

Cậu ấy chỉ xoan chân chó, mó hạt bông trong dự án nàyHe's only of little help in this project

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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 “Xoan chân chó, mó hạt bông” mean?

Being of little help Literally: Holding a dog's leg, picking a cotton seed

Is “Xoan chân chó, mó hạt bông” formal or informal?

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

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