Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

phúc thủy nan thâu

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Meaning · English

Spilled water can't be gathered — what's poured out is past retrieving.

Literally: overturned water hard to collect

Examples

Chuyện đã lỡ, phúc thủy nan thâu.It's done — spilled water gathers for no one.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “phúc thủy nan thâu” mean?

Spilled water can't be gathered — what's poured out is past retrieving. Literally: overturned water hard to collect

Is “phúc thủy nan thâu” formal or informal?

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

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