lênh đênh qua cửa Thần Phù Khéo tu thì nổi, vụng tu thì chìm

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Meaning · English

Adrift past Thần Phù strait — the well-cultivated float, the ill-cultivated sink — virtue as seamanship.

Literally: drifting past Thần Phù: skillful cultivation floats, clumsy sinks
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 “lênh đênh qua cửa Thần Phù Khéo tu thì nổi, vụng tu thì chìm” mean?

Adrift past Thần Phù strait — the well-cultivated float, the ill-cultivated sink — virtue as seamanship. Literally: drifting past Thần Phù: skillful cultivation floats, clumsy sinks

Is “lênh đênh qua cửa Thần Phù Khéo tu thì nổi, vụng tu thì chìm” formal or informal?

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