Phí của trời, nước đời chẳng có

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Meaning · English

Fate is unpredictable and beyond human control

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Number không thể đoán trước và nằm ngoài tầm kiểm soát của con người

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Literally: heaven's price, life's water has none

Examples

Sự việc xảy ra ngoài ý muốn, thật là phí của trời, nước đời chẳng cóThe event occurred unexpectedly, it's truly unpredictable, like fate

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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 “Phí của trời, nước đời chẳng có” mean?

Fate is unpredictable and beyond human control Literally: heaven's price, life's water has none

Is “Phí của trời, nước đời chẳng có” formal or informal?

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