Ra vời mới biết cạn sâu, ở trong lạch hói biết đâu mà dò
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
You only know the difficulties when you experience them
Examples
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “Ra vời mới biết cạn sâu, ở trong lạch hói biết đâu mà dò” mean?
You only know the difficulties when you experience them Literally: Go far to know deep or shallow, stay in the shallow pool to know how to wade
Is “Ra vời 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.