đi cầu nào biết cầu ấy
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Meaning · English
Only experience can reveal the true nature of something
Literally: go to which bridge know that bridge
Examples
Phải đi du lịch mới biết đi cầu nào biết cầu ấyYou have to travel to understand that only experience can reveal the true nature of something
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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 “đi cầu nào biết cầu ấy” mean?
Only experience can reveal the true nature of something Literally: go to which bridge know that bridge
Is “đi cầu nào biết cầu ấy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.