Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

nước sông gạo chợ

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Meaning · English

River water, market rice — the boat-dweller's rootless housekeeping.

Literally: river water, market rice

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 sông gạo chợ” mean?

River water, market rice — the boat-dweller's rootless housekeeping. Literally: river water, market rice

Is “nước sông gạo chợ” formal or informal?

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

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