Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

vô vận bất năng tự đạt

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Meaning · English

Without luck, no one arrives — effort rows the boat, but fortune is the tide.

Literally: without fortune, cannot arrive by oneself

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 “vô vận bất năng tự đạt” mean?

Without luck, no one arrives — effort rows the boat, but fortune is the tide. Literally: without fortune, cannot arrive by oneself

Is “vô vận bất năng tự đạt” formal or informal?

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

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