Tội gì, tội lội xuống sông, đánh ba tiếng cồng thì nổi

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Meaning · English

No matter what mistake you make, you can recover from it

Literally: crime what, crime flow down river, hit three sounds of gong then float

Examples

Anh ấy đã mắc sai lầm lớn, nhưng tội gì, tội lội xuống sông, đánh ba tiếng cồng thì nổiHe made a big mistake, but no matter what, he will recover

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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 “Tội gì, tội lội xuống sông, đánh ba tiếng cồng thì nổi” mean?

No matter what mistake you make, you can recover from it Literally: crime what, crime flow down river, hit three sounds of gong then float

Is “Tội gì, tội lội xuống sông, đánh ba tiếng cồng thì nổi” formal or informal?

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