Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đứt quang đâu, do nước ấy

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Meaning · English

People are influenced by their environment

Literally: breaks the beam where, leans to the water that

Examples

Cậu ấy lớn lên ở thành phố nên khó có thể thích nghi với cuộc sống ở nông thôn, đứt quang đâu, do nước ấy màHe grew up in the city, so it's hard for him to adapt to rural life, it's true that you lean towards the water where the beam breaks

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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 “Đứt quang đâu, do nước ấy” mean?

People are influenced by their environment Literally: breaks the beam where, leans to the water that

Is “Đứt quang đâu, do nước ấy” formal or informal?

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

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