Ba bể chín chu, đâu cũng là trời đất ấy
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Meaning · English
Every place is the same, no matter where you go
Literally: Three seas, nine regions, wherever is the same heaven and earth
Examples
Sau khi đi nhiều nơi, tôi nhận ra ba bể chín chu, đâu cũng là trời đất ấyAfter traveling to many places, I realized that every place is the same
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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 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Ba bể chín chu, đâu cũng là trời đất ấy” mean?
Every place is the same, no matter where you go Literally: Three seas, nine regions, wherever is the same heaven and earth
Is “Ba bể chín chu, đâu cũng là trời đất ấy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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