Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

nứa trôi sông

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Bamboo adrift downriver — the unmoored, going where the water says.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

những thứ không cố định, trôi dạt theo dòng nước

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Literally: nứa cane drifting the river

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nứa trôi sông” mean?

Bamboo adrift downriver — the unmoored, going where the water says. Literally: nứa cane drifting the river

Is “nứa trôi sông” formal or informal?

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

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