Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

nước có chẩy mà thuyền không tả, cỏ có thơm mà dạ không khuây

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Meaning · English

Some people are never satisfied despite being given advantages

Literally: water flows but the boat doesn't sail, grass is fragrant but the field isn't pleasant

Examples

Anh ấy được trả lương cao, nhưng vẫn than thở, thật là nước có chẩy mà thuyền không tả, cỏ có thơm mà dạ không khuâyHe has a high salary, but still complains, truly some people are never satisfied

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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “nước có chẩy mà thuyền không tả, cỏ có thơm mà dạ không khuây” mean?

Some people are never satisfied despite being given advantages Literally: water flows but the boat doesn't sail, grass is fragrant but the field isn't pleasant

Is “nước có chẩy mà thuyền không tả, cỏ có thơm mà dạ không khuây” formal or informal?

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