Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nhờ lụt đẩy rều

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Meaning · English

Riding the flood to push the driftwood — borrowing one current to move another cargo.

Literally: thanks to the flood, shove the flotsam

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nhờ lụt đẩy rều” mean?

Riding the flood to push the driftwood — borrowing one current to move another cargo. Literally: thanks to the flood, shove the flotsam

Is “nhờ lụt đẩy rều” formal or informal?

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

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