Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vàng sa xuống giếng khó tìm, người sa lời nói như chim sổ lồng

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Meaning · English

Lost opportunities are hard to recover

Literally: Gold falls into a well is hard to find, people slip away like birds escaping a cage

Examples

Cơ hội đã mất, đừng than thở, vàng sa xuống giếng khó tìm, người sa lời nói như chim sổ lồngDon't lament over lost opportunities, for they are hard to recover

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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 “Vàng sa xuống giếng khó tìm, người sa lời nói như chim sổ lồng” mean?

Lost opportunities are hard to recover Literally: Gold falls into a well is hard to find, people slip away like birds escaping a cage

Is “Vàng sa xuống giếng khó tìm, người sa lời nói như chim sổ lồng” formal or informal?

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

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