cá sống về nước
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Meaning · English
Fish live by water — every creature's fortune is its element.
Literally: fish live by the water
Examples
Cá sống về nước, dân sống về ruộng.Fish live by water as farmers live by fields.
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 “cá sống về nước” mean?
Fish live by water — every creature's fortune is its element. Literally: fish live by the water
Is “cá sống về nước” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.