Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

cắm sào đợi nước

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Meaning · English

Pole planted, waiting for the tide — paused mid-river until conditions turn.

Literally: stake the pole, await the water

Examples

Dự án cắm sào đợi nước cả năm nay.The project has sat poled-up waiting for the tide all year.

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 “cắm sào đợi nước” mean?

Pole planted, waiting for the tide — paused mid-river until conditions turn. Literally: stake the pole, await the water

Is “cắm sào đợi 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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