Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

thuyền xuôi gió ngược

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Meaning · English

Boat downstream, wind upstream — furthered by one force, fought by the other.

Literally: boat with current, wind against

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 “thuyền xuôi gió ngược” mean?

Boat downstream, wind upstream — furthered by one force, fought by the other. Literally: boat with current, wind against

Is “thuyền xuôi gió ngược” formal or informal?

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

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