bẩy nổi ba chìm
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Seven times afloat, three times under — a fate tossed like a rice-cake in the pot; Hồ Xuân Hương's phrase for a woman's lot.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “bẩy nổi ba chìm” mean?
Seven times afloat, three times under — a fate tossed like a rice-cake in the pot; Hồ Xuân Hương's phrase for a woman's lot. Literally: seven floats, three sinks
Is “bẩy nổi ba chìm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.