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.
More idioms — Nature
- To rain on someone's parade — To spoil someone's plans or happy moment.
- Non ci piove — There's no doubt about it whatsoever.
- Het regent pijpenstelen — It is raining very heavily.
- 胸有成竹 — To have a well-formed plan ready before you begin.
- Τρώω κουτόχορτο — To act like an idiot, as if drugged into stupidity.
- Découvrir le pot aux roses — To uncover a hidden secret.
More Vietnamese idioms
- Cõng rắn cắn gà nhà — To bring in an outsider who harms your own people.
- Ăn cơm nhà vác tù và hàng tổng — To do thankless public work at your own expense.
- Đứng núi này trông núi nọ — Never satisfied with what you have; the grass is always greener.
- Ăn cháo đá bát — To be ungrateful and turn on those who helped you.
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