Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

anh ngủ em thức, em chực anh đi nằm

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Meaning · English

One person is vigilant while the other is careless

Literally: older sibling sleeps, younger sibling stays awake, waiting for older sibling to lie down

Examples

Anh ngủ em thức, em chực anh đi nằm, như vậy thì công việc không bao giờ xongThe older sibling sleeps, the younger sibling stays awake waiting for the older to lie down, like that and the work will never be done

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “anh ngủ em thức, em chực anh đi nằm” mean?

One person is vigilant while the other is careless Literally: older sibling sleeps, younger sibling stays awake, waiting for older sibling to lie down

Is “anh ngủ em thức, em chực anh đi nằm” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.