nước chảy chỗ trũng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Water flows to the hollow — wealth pools where wealth already sits.
Literally: water runs to the low ground
Examples
Tiền lại về tay nhà giàu, nước chảy chỗ trũng mà.Money finds the rich again — water flows to the hollow.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “nước chảy chỗ trũng” mean?
Water flows to the hollow — wealth pools where wealth already sits. Literally: water runs to the low ground
Is “nước chảy chỗ trũng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.