Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Núi có đường trèo, nước muốn chảy ngược

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Nothing is impossible if one tries hard enough

Literally: Mountain has path to climb, water wants to flow backward

Examples

Anh ấy đã thành công nhờ nhớ câu nói núi có đường trèo, nước muốn chảy ngượcHe succeeded thanks to remembering the saying mountains have paths to climb, water wants to flow backward

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 “Núi có đường trèo, nước muốn chảy ngược” mean?

Nothing is impossible if one tries hard enough Literally: Mountain has path to climb, water wants to flow backward

Is “Núi có đường trèo, nước muốn chảy ngược” formal or informal?

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

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time