Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Muốn mát thì tắm sông Đào, muốn ăn sim chín thì vào rừng xanh

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Meaning · English

You must take risks to achieve your goals

Literally: Want to be cool then bathe in the Dao river, want to eat ripe sim then enter the green forest

Examples

Muốn thành công thì phải chấp nhận thử thách, muốn mát thì tắm sông Đào, muốn ăn sim chín thì vào rừng xanhTo be successful, you have to accept challenges, want to be cool then bathe in the Dao river, want to eat ripe sim then enter the green forest

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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 “Muốn mát thì tắm sông Đào, muốn ăn sim chín thì vào rừng xanh” mean?

You must take risks to achieve your goals Literally: Want to be cool then bathe in the Dao river, want to eat ripe sim then enter the green forest

Is “Muốn mát thì tắm sông Đào, muốn ăn sim chín thì vào rừng xanh” formal or informal?

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