đo sông đo bể dễ đo lòng người
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Meaning · English
It's easier to measure the sea and river than to understand human heart
Literally: measure the river measure the sea
Examples
Đo sông đo bể dễ, đo lòng người khó mà đo đượcIt's easy to measure the river and sea, but hard to measure human heart
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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 “đo sông đo bể dễ đo lòng người” mean?
It's easier to measure the sea and river than to understand human heart Literally: measure the river measure the sea
Is “đo sông đo bể dễ đo lòng người” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.