trôi sông lạc chợ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Drifted downriver, strayed through markets — the unhoused and unregistered, current-borne.
Literally: drift the river, stray the market
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “trôi sông lạc chợ” mean?
Drifted downriver, strayed through markets — the unhoused and unregistered, current-borne. Literally: drift the river, stray the market
Is “trôi sông lạc chợ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.