Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Mồng hai, mười bảy, nước chảy lên bờ

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Meaning · English

Something unlikely or impossible happens

Literally: Second day, seventeenth day, water flows uphill

Examples

Anh ấy đã trúng số, thật là mồng hai, mười bảy!He won the lottery, it's really unlikely!

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Mồng hai, mười bảy, nước chảy lên bờ” mean?

Something unlikely or impossible happens Literally: Second day, seventeenth day, water flows uphill

Is “Mồng hai, mười bảy, nước chảy lên bờ” formal or informal?

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

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