nước khe đè nước suối
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Meaning · English
Small troubles can overwhelm bigger ones
Literally: stream water overwhelms river water
Examples
Tôi đang lo lắng về việc mất việc, nay nước khe đè nước suối khi bố mẹ ốmI was worried about losing my job, now small troubles overwhelm bigger ones as my parents are ill
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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 khe đè nước suối” mean?
Small troubles can overwhelm bigger ones Literally: stream water overwhelms river water
Is “nước khe đè nước suối” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.