mùa hè cá sông, mùa đông cá ao
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Meaning · English
People adapt to circumstances
Literally: summer river fish, winter pond fish
Examples
Trong công ty, anh ta là mùa hè cá sông, mùa đông cá ao, luôn biết cách thích nghiIn the company, he is a summer river fish, winter pond fish, always knowing how to adapt
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “mùa hè cá sông, mùa đông cá ao” mean?
People adapt to circumstances Literally: summer river fish, winter pond fish
Is “mùa hè cá sông, mùa đông cá ao” formal or informal?
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