Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Nước dưới sông hết trong phải đục, vận người đời hết thịnh phải suy

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Meaning · English

Fortunes inevitably decline after prosperity

Literally: Water under the river is not clear must be turbid, human fate is not prosperous must decline

Examples

Gia đình ấy đã giàu có vài đời, nhưng bây giờ thì Nước dưới sông hết trong phải đụcThat family was wealthy for several generations, but now they are in decline

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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 “Nước dưới sông hết trong phải đục, vận người đời hết thịnh phải suy” mean?

Fortunes inevitably decline after prosperity Literally: Water under the river is not clear must be turbid, human fate is not prosperous must decline

Is “Nước dưới sông hết trong phải đục, vận người đời hết thịnh phải suy” formal or informal?

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