Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

cận thủy tri ngư, cận lâm thức điểu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Near water you learn fish; near forest you learn birds — knowledge grows where you live.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

kiến thức tăng trưởng nơi bạn sống

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Literally: near water know fish, near woods know birds

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 “cận thủy tri ngư, cận lâm thức điểu” mean?

Near water you learn fish; near forest you learn birds — knowledge grows where you live. Literally: near water know fish, near woods know birds

Is “cận thủy tri ngư, cận lâm thức điểu” formal or informal?

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

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