ai ơi chớ vội cười nhau Cười người hôm trước, hôm sau người cười

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Also seen as: cười người chớ khá cười lâu Cười người hôm trước, hôm sau người cười

Meaning · English

Don't rush to laugh — laughed at today, laughing they'll be at you tomorrow — ridicule's short lease.

Literally: mock the person yesterday; tomorrow the person mocks you
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “ai ơi chớ vội cười nhau Cười người hôm trước, hôm sau người cười” mean?

Don't rush to laugh — laughed at today, laughing they'll be at you tomorrow — ridicule's short lease. Literally: mock the person yesterday; tomorrow the person mocks you

Is “ai ơi chớ vội cười nhau Cười người hôm trước, hôm sau người cười” formal or informal?

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