Ai ơi mồng chín tháng tư, không đi hội Dóng cũng hư mất đời

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Meaning · English

One's life is wasted without experiencing important events

Literally: Who, oh ninth of April, not attending Dóng festival also loses life

Examples

Nếu không đi du lịch vào tuổi trẻ, ai ơi mồng chín tháng tư, không đi hội Dóng cũng hư mất đờiIf you don't travel when you're young, your life is wasted without experiencing important events

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ai ơi mồng chín tháng tư, không đi hội Dóng cũng hư mất đời” mean?

One's life is wasted without experiencing important events Literally: Who, oh ninth of April, not attending Dóng festival also loses life

Is “Ai ơi mồng chín tháng tư, không đi hội Dóng cũng hư mất đời” formal or informal?

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