Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sông đâu không ngòi, khói đâu không lửa

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Meaning · English

There's no smoke without fire, every effect has a cause

Literally: Which river has no stream, which smoke has no fire

Examples

Anh ấy nói rằng không có chuyện gì xảy ra, nhưng tôi nghĩ sông đâu không ngòi, khói đâu không lửa.He said that nothing happened, but I think there's no smoke without fire.

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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 “Sông đâu không ngòi, khói đâu không lửa” mean?

There's no smoke without fire, every effect has a cause Literally: Which river has no stream, which smoke has no fire

Is “Sông đâu không ngòi, khói đâu không lửa” formal or informal?

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

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