Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Close to the English saying: “Blood is thicker than water.”.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mối quan hệ gia đình quan trọng

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã.Blood is thicker than water.

Tatoeba sentence #8992669 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wikiquote: Vietnamese proverbs (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review. Sources cited there: European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese (1997); Tục ngữ Việt Nam (1993).

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent blood is thicker than water Family ties are stronger than any other relationship English Near equivalent cá mè một lứa birds of a feather flock together Tiếng Việt · via blood is thicker than water

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Topics: Water Blood

Common questions

What does “một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã” mean?

Close to the English saying: “Blood is thicker than water.”.

Is “một giọt máu đào hơn ao nước lã” formal or informal?

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

What is the closest equivalent?

“blood is thicker than water” (English) — near equivalent.