ra sông mới biết cạn sâu, ở trong lạch hói, biết đâu mà dò
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Meaning · English
Only on the river do you learn shallow from deep; in the creeks and backwaters there's no sounding at all.
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ra sông mới biết cạn sâu, ở trong lạch hói, biết đâu mà dò” mean?
Only on the river do you learn shallow from deep; in the creeks and backwaters there's no sounding at all.
Is “ra sông mới biết cạn sâu, ở trong lạch hói, biết đâu mà dò” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.