Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Phúc thuỷ nan thâu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Good fortune is hard to retain

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phúc khí khó giữ

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Literally: happiness water difficult to hold

Examples

Gia đình tôi đã mất hết Phúc thuỷ nan thâuMy family has lost all its good fortune

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Sources & notes

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 “Phúc thuỷ nan thâu” mean?

Good fortune is hard to retain Literally: happiness water difficult to hold

Is “Phúc thuỷ 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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