Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

trăm sông đổ về bể

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Meaning · English

A hundred rivers pour into one sea — all currents find the same great water.

Literally: hundred rivers discharge to the sea

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 “trăm sông đổ về bể” mean?

A hundred rivers pour into one sea — all currents find the same great water. Literally: hundred rivers discharge to the sea

Is “trăm sông đổ 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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