Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Sông sâu còn có kẻ dò, lòng người ai biết mà đo cho tường

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Meaning · English

It's hard to understand human nature

Literally: Deep river still has someone to wade, human heart who knows to measure accurately

Examples

Con người thật khó hiểu, như câu nói sông sâu còn có kẻ dò, lòng người ai biết mà đo cho tườngPeople are really hard to understand, as the saying goes, a deep river still has someone to wade, but who can accurately measure the human heart

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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 sâu còn có kẻ dò, lòng người ai biết mà đo cho tường” mean?

It's hard to understand human nature Literally: Deep river still has someone to wade, human heart who knows to measure accurately

Is “Sông sâu còn có kẻ dò, lòng người ai biết mà đo cho tường” formal or informal?

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