đố ai tát bể Đông Khê, tát sông Bồ Đề, trăng tròn mấy đêm
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Meaning · English
No one can stop the inevitable
Literally: who can slap the East River lake, slap the Bodhi river, full moon several nights
Examples
Không ai có thể ngăn cản được số phận, đố ai tát bể Đông Khê, tát sông Bồ Đề, trăng tròn mấy đêmNo one can stop fate, who can slap the East River lake, slap the Bodhi river, full moon several nights
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ 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 “đố ai tát bể Đông Khê, tát sông Bồ Đề, trăng tròn mấy đêm” mean?
No one can stop the inevitable Literally: who can slap the East River lake, slap the Bodhi river, full moon several nights
Is “đố ai tát bể Đông Khê, tát sông Bồ Đề, trăng tròn mấy đêm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.