Nước đổ lá khoai

Meaning: Advice or effort that has no effect at all; in one ear and out the other.

Language: Vietnamese

Literally: Water poured on a taro leaf

Category: Nature

Origin: Taro leaves are waxy, so water beads and rolls straight off — just as wasted words slide off the unwilling listener.

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