Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nói như nước đổ đầu vịt

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Saying something that has no effect on the listener

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: speaking like water poured on a duck's head

Examples

Cô ấy nói như nước đổ đầu vịt với anh ấy về việc đóShe spoke to him about that matter, but it had no effect

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

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 “Nói như nước đổ đầu vịt” mean?

Saying something that has no effect on the listener Literally: speaking like water poured on a duck's head

Is “Nói như nước đổ đầu vịt” formal or informal?

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

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