Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

cạn nước tới cái

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Meaning · English

When the water drains, the fish traps show — wait for events to bottom out and act on what appears.

Literally: water drained, down to the trap

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “cạn nước tới cái” mean?

When the water drains, the fish traps show — wait for events to bottom out and act on what appears. Literally: water drained, down to the trap

Is “cạn nước tới cái” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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