Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

thiên võng nan đào

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Heaven's net is hard to flee — the sky's mesh is loose, and nothing slips it.

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Literally: heaven's net hard to escape

Examples

Lưới trời lồng lộng, thiên võng nan đào.Heaven's net hangs wide — none escape it.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “thiên võng nan đào” mean?

Heaven's net is hard to flee — the sky's mesh is loose, and nothing slips it. Literally: heaven's net hard to escape

Is “thiên võng nan đào” formal or informal?

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

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