Đo sông đo bể ai đo được người
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One can measure the sea and river, but not human nature
Có thể đo lường biển và sông, nhưng không thể đo lường bản chất con người
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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Đo sông đo bể ai đo được người” mean?
One can measure the sea and river, but not human nature Literally: measure the river measure the sea who measure people
Is “Đo sông đo bể ai đo được người” formal or informal?
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