Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Tiền vất sông nào có thấy tăm

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

What's lost is gone forever

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Điều đã mất đi thì không thể lấy lại

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Literally: money thrown into which river has seen chopsticks

Examples

Anh ấy đã mất cơ hội đó, tiền vất sông nào có thấy tăm.He missed that opportunity, what's lost is gone forever.

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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 “Tiền vất sông nào có thấy tăm” mean?

What's lost is gone forever Literally: money thrown into which river has seen chopsticks

Is “Tiền vất sông nào có thấy tăm” formal or informal?

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

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