Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Cả nước sông nước đồng cũng dẫy

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Meaning · English

Everyone is affected by a problem

Literally: The whole country, rivers, and fields are also flooded

Examples

Cả nước sông nước đồng cũng dẫy khi chính phủ tăng thuếThe whole country is affected when the government raises taxes

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Cả nước sông nước đồng cũng dẫy” mean?

Everyone is affected by a problem Literally: The whole country, rivers, and fields are also flooded

Is “Cả nước sông nước đồng cũng dẫy” formal or informal?

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