Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thuyền ngược ta nhắn gió nam, thuyền xuôi ta nhắn mưa nguồn gió may

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Meaning · English

Be prepared for both favorable and unfavorable situations

Literally: Boat upstream waits for south wind, boat downstream waits for rain and lucky wind

Examples

Khi làm việc gì ta cũng phải chuẩn bị cho cả trường hợp thuận lợi và bất lợi, như thuyền ngược ta nhắn gió nam, thuyền xuôi ta nhắn mưa nguồn gió mayWhen doing anything, we should always prepare for both favorable and unfavorable situations, like the proverb says: boat upstream waits for south wind, boat downstream waits for rain and lucky wind

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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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thuyền ngược ta nhắn gió nam, thuyền xuôi ta nhắn mưa nguồn gió may” mean?

Be prepared for both favorable and unfavorable situations Literally: Boat upstream waits for south wind, boat downstream waits for rain and lucky wind

Is “Thuyền ngược ta nhắn gió nam, thuyền xuôi ta nhắn mưa nguồn gió may” formal or informal?

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