Đời người có một gang tay
Life is short and fleeting
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Where will you be? Anywhere Hà Nội & the NorthHuế / Đà Nẵng & the CenterSài Gòn & the SouthOnline slang Bắc ↔ Nam words
Sayings you’ll hear in the North — distinctly Northern usage first, then nationwide staples.
Life is short and fleeting
Good deeds in the past bring benefits in the future
refers to a golden age of prosperity
Wait for something that will never happen
A simple and humble life
Being indecisive and unable to focus
Remain stationary or immobile
Benefit from the discoveries of others
Be independent and self-sufficient
Standing upright and still
Better to lose something than to lose health
Don't force someone to change their beliefs or values
resourceful
pitch-dark
toiletries
toiletries
ready meal
Repays father's nurture and mother's care
Gratitude and respect towards one's parents
Vietnamese idiom; English definition pending editorial review.
To have unrealistic or unattainable desires
I wish you could be a model for others
Wish something were simpler
Wish for something impossible
Wish something could be true
completely soaked or drenched
Everyone has their own flaws or weaknesses
Adapting to circumstances to survive or thrive
Vietnamese idiom; English definition pending editorial review.
Impossible to please everyone
To know or understand something only when it happens
Life is full of unexpected events and uncertainties.