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Trăm lá dân đổ cả cho tằm, trăm con sông đổ cả về bể

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Meaning · English

Everything converges to a central point

Literally: A hundred leaves flow to the silkworm, a hundred rivers flow to the sea

Examples

Trăm lá dân đổ cả cho tằm, trăm con sông đổ cả về bể, cuối cùng thì mọi thứ đều quy tụ về trung tâmEverything converges to a central point, eventually all things converge to the center

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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 “Trăm lá dân đổ cả cho tằm, trăm con sông đổ cả về bể” mean?

Everything converges to a central point Literally: A hundred leaves flow to the silkworm, a hundred rivers flow to the sea

Is “Trăm lá dân đổ cả cho tằm, trăm con sông đổ cả về bể” formal or informal?

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

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