Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Vàng sa xuống nước khôn tìm, người sa lời nói như chim sổ lồng

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Meaning · English

What's said cannot be taken back

Literally: Gold falls into water can't be retrieved, people say words like birds escaping cage

Examples

Anh ấy đã nói lời xin lỗi vì biết rằng vàng sa xuống nước khôn tìm, người sa lời nói như chim sổ lồngHe apologized because he knew that what's said cannot be taken back

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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 nước khôn tìm, người sa lời nói như chim sổ lồng” mean?

What's said cannot be taken back Literally: Gold falls into water can't be retrieved, people say words like birds escaping cage

Is “Vàng sa xuống nước khôn 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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