Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

chim trời cá nước

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Meaning · English

Sky-birds and water-fish — the untethered, at home nowhere and everywhere.

Literally: birds of heaven, fish of water

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 “chim trời cá nước” mean?

Sky-birds and water-fish — the untethered, at home nowhere and everywhere. Literally: birds of heaven, fish of water

Is “chim trời cá 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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