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Wealth like drifting cloud — here at noon, gone by evening.
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Where will you be? Anywhere Hà Nội & the NorthHuế / Đà Nẵng & the CenterSài Gòn & the SouthOnline slang Bắc ↔ Nam words
Wealth like drifting cloud — here at noon, gone by evening.
Debt that rotates — life's borrowing circle: everyone owes, everyone repays, round and round.
Bamboo adrift downriver — the unmoored, going where the water says.
to be loaded; to be filthy rich
Half person, half creature — humanity incompletely installed.
Daughters pass to the outer clan — the old patrilineal accounting of a girl's belonging.
Laughable, the grasshopper kicking the cart — yet the grasshopper stood and the cart tipped over — the underdog verse that history kept quoting.
To be in a dangerous or precarious situation
Sacrifice one to gain more
To make a bad situation worse
Even the strong sometimes yield to the weak
Even the most timid person can show courage when necessary
One reaps what they sow
Those who benefit from a situation are responsible for its consequences
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
Men lose their youth, women their beauty
A man's success is often due to his wife's support
Men are lazy in the south, courageous in the north, strange in the east, and happy in the west
Someone who is respected or accomplished in their local area
South Pole rights or interests
Southern region of six provinces
Vietnam's natural beauty and rich heritage
Even the Buddha was tempted by women, so how can ordinary monks resist?
Utterly devoted or dedicated
One good deed can lead to many benefits
To make a bad situation worse
a gentle and refined man
Men should work outside and women should take care of the home
A man should have great ambition
Men are numerous and troublesome, while women are fewer but more bothersome
Men and women should not sit together intimately
Men and women living together do not become intimate
Men and women living together intimately become close like relatives
Something of high quality is found in its native place
Men prioritize hometown, women prioritize husband's family
Men are suited for literary pursuits, women for domestic work.
One trouble goes, another comes
Men and women are naturally matched
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
Husband and wife should respect and support each other
Men are as strong as horses, women are as gentle as sheep
A man who is obedient to his wife
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
A man can withstand multiple attacks
One good wife is better than several lovers
A man without liquor is like a flag without wind
A man without liquor is like a banner without wind
Men have great ambitions
To flatter or obey someone in power to gain advantage
Borrow money to repay a debt
Having power and money only brings temporary benefits
A person's status can change quickly
Punishing someone today and another tomorrow
To procrastinate and put off tasks until later
To procrastinate and delay tasks indefinitely
Today it's garlic, tomorrow it's onions, meaning a never-ending series of problems
Be patient with hardships now for a better future
Gradually increase one's demands or expectations
Be content with what you have today
To procrastinate or delay tasks