đầu sông ngọn nguồn
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Meaning · English
Origin or starting point of something
Literally: head of the river, source of the stream
Examples
Để hiểu vấn đề, ta phải tìm đầu sông ngọn nguồn của nóTo understand the problem, we must find its origin
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đầu sông ngọn nguồn” mean?
Origin or starting point of something Literally: head of the river, source of the stream
Is “đầu sông ngọn nguồn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.