lên non cho biết non cao Xuống biển cầm sào cho biết cạn sâu
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Meaning · English
Climb the mountain to know its height; go down to the sea with a pole to learn shallow from deep — knowledge is bodily.
Sources & notes
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.
Common questions
What does “lên non cho biết non cao Xuống biển cầm sào cho biết cạn sâu” mean?
Climb the mountain to know its height; go down to the sea with a pole to learn shallow from deep — knowledge is bodily.
Is “lên non cho biết non cao Xuống biển cầm sào cho biết cạn sâu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.