Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đổ xuống sông xuống biển

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Meaning · English

Completely lost or gone forever

Literally: fall down river down sea

Examples

Tiền tiết kiệm của anh ấy đổ xuống sông xuống biển sau khi đầu tư vào dự án thất bạiHis savings were completely lost after investing in the failed project

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Sources & notes

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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đổ xuống sông xuống biển” mean?

Completely lost or gone forever Literally: fall down river down sea

Is “Đổ xuống sông xuống biển” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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