Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

như thủy ích thâm, như hỏa ích nhiệt

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Like water deepening, like fire hotter — meddling that raises the flood and stokes the blaze.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

can thiệp làm tình hình trở nên tồi tệ hơn

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Literally: as water deepens, as fire heats

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 “như thủy ích thâm, như hỏa ích nhiệt” mean?

Like water deepening, like fire hotter — meddling that raises the flood and stokes the blaze. Literally: as water deepens, as fire heats

Is “như thủy ích thâm, như hỏa ích nhiệt” formal or informal?

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