Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đất bờ sông lại lở xuống sông

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Meaning · English

From a bad situation to a worse one

Literally: Land by the river erodes down into the river

Examples

Anh ấy mất việc, rồi lại bị bệnh, thật là đất bờ sông lại lở xuống sông.He lost his job and then got sick, it's really from a bad situation to a worse one.

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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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đất bờ sông lại lở xuống sông” mean?

From a bad situation to a worse one Literally: Land by the river erodes down into the river

Is “Đất bờ sông lại lở xuống sông” formal or informal?

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

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