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Monkeys are skilled at climbing trees, so attempting to shake a tree to make them fall is futile; refers to doing something in vain.
vi Mọi nỗ lực đe dọa của anh ta chỉ như rung cây nhát khỉ, chẳng mang lại kết quả gì.
en All his threatening efforts were like shaking a tree to scare a monkey, yielding no results.