chỉ sông sông cạn, chỉ núi núi tan
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Meaning · English
Point at the river, it drains; at the mountain, it crumbles — the lover's oath at maximum wattage.
Literally: point at the river: it dries; at the peak: it collapses
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 “chỉ sông sông cạn, chỉ núi núi tan” mean?
Point at the river, it drains; at the mountain, it crumbles — the lover's oath at maximum wattage. Literally: point at the river: it dries; at the peak: it collapses
Is “chỉ sông sông cạn, chỉ núi núi tan” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.