Dầu ai buôn bán trăm nghề, đi ngày con nước trở về tay không

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Meaning · English

No matter how successful, one will return to their roots

Literally: Even if someone does a hundred jobs, after traveling all day they return home empty-handed

Examples

Dù anh có giàu có đến đâu, dầu ai buôn bán trăm nghề, đi ngày con nước trở về tay khôngNo matter how rich he is, he will still return to his humble roots

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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.

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What does “Dầu ai buôn bán trăm nghề, đi ngày con nước trở về tay không” mean?

No matter how successful, one will return to their roots Literally: Even if someone does a hundred jobs, after traveling all day they return home empty-handed

Is “Dầu ai buôn bán trăm nghề, đi ngày con nước trở về tay không” formal or informal?

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