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đường đi không khó vì ngăn sông cách núi, mà chỉ khó vì lòng người ngại núi e sông

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Meaning · English

The road is not hard for its rivers and mountains, but for the heart that fears them — the obstacle is in the traveler.

Literally: the way isn't hard for river-blocks and mountain-walls, only for hearts dreading them

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Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Topics: Ca dao (folk verse)

Common questions

What does “đường đi không khó vì ngăn sông cách núi, mà chỉ khó vì lòng người ngại núi e sông” mean?

The road is not hard for its rivers and mountains, but for the heart that fears them — the obstacle is in the traveler. Literally: the way isn't hard for river-blocks and mountain-walls, only for hearts dreading them

Is “đường đi không khó vì ngăn sông cách núi, mà chỉ khó vì lòng người ngại núi e sông” formal or informal?

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