cấm chợ ngăn sông
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Closing the markets and barring the rivers — strangling trade and movement with blockades and decrees.
Literally: ban the market, block the river
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “cấm chợ ngăn sông” mean?
Closing the markets and barring the rivers — strangling trade and movement with blockades and decrees. Literally: ban the market, block the river
Is “cấm chợ ngăn sông” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.