cá sống về nước
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Fish live by water — every creature's fortune is its element.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
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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.
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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.
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