Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nước lã quấy nên hồ

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Meaning · English

Stirring plain water into paste — building something from nothing at all.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: plain water stirred into starch

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nước lã quấy nên hồ” mean?

Stirring plain water into paste — building something from nothing at all. Literally: plain water stirred into starch

Is “nước lã quấy nên hồ” formal or informal?

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

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