Người có vinh, cũng có lúc nhục, nước có lúc đục cũng có lúc trong

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Meaning · English

Everyone experiences both honor and shame, and things can change from bad to good

Literally: People have honor, also have shameful times, water has murky times and clear times

Examples

Cuộc đời ai cũng phải trải qua những lúc thăng trầm, như người ta nói: 'Người có vinh, cũng có lúc nhục, nước có lúc đục cũng có lúc trong'Everyone's life has ups and downs, as people say: 'Everyone has honor, also have shameful times, water has murky times and clear times'

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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 “Người có vinh, cũng có lúc nhục, nước có lúc đục cũng có lúc trong” mean?

Everyone experiences both honor and shame, and things can change from bad to good Literally: People have honor, also have shameful times, water has murky times and clear times

Is “Người có vinh, cũng có lúc nhục, nước có lúc đục cũng có lúc trong” formal or informal?

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