Gỗ trôi lũ không gãy cũng mục, người lang thang không vụng cũng tồi

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Meaning · English

A wandering person will eventually become corrupted or useless

Literally: Drifting wood in a stream does not break but also rots, a wandering person is not unskilled but also deteriorates

Examples

Anh ấy đã lang thang quá lâu, giờ đã trở thành người vô íchHe has been wandering for too long, now he has become a useless person

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Gỗ trôi lũ không gãy cũng mục, người lang thang không vụng cũng tồi” mean?

A wandering person will eventually become corrupted or useless Literally: Drifting wood in a stream does not break but also rots, a wandering person is not unskilled but also deteriorates

Is “Gỗ trôi lũ không gãy cũng mục, người lang thang không vụng cũng tồi” formal or informal?

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