Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Dạ sâu hơn biển, bụng kín hơn buồng

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

One's mind is deeper and more mysterious than the ocean

Literally: Night deeper than sea, belly tighter than room

Examples

Cậu ấy im lặng nhưng dạ sâu hơn biển, bụng kín hơn buồng.He is quiet but his mind is deeper and more mysterious than the ocean.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Dạ sâu hơn biển, bụng kín hơn buồng” mean?

One's mind is deeper and more mysterious than the ocean Literally: Night deeper than sea, belly tighter than room

Is “Dạ sâu hơn biển, bụng kín hơn buồng” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time