Meaning of ba chìm bảy nổi | Babel Free

Định nghĩa

1. sunk down three times, floated up seven times
2. adrift or unstable, full of struggling
   figuratively

Ví dụ

“Hồ Xuân Hương, Bánh trôi nước [Floating Cake] Thân em thời trắng phận em tròn, Bảy nổi ba chìm mấy nước non. Rắn nát mặc dầu tay kẻ nặn, Nhưng em vẫn giữ tấm lòng son. I was born pure and beautiful, Yet my life's full of struggles. My fate is in entirely in the hands of the elites, the powerful, Yet I will never lose faith. (literally, “My body's pasty, my fate well-rounded, I've been adrift in all this water. Whether I remain solid or become mushy, it's up to my maker, Nevertheless, my heart will forever be blood-red.”)”

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