Anh ngủ em thức, em trực anh đi nằm

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Meaning · English

One person is working or on duty while the other is resting

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người này làm việc hoặc trực जबक người kia nghỉ ngơi

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Literally: Brother sleeps, sister wakes, sister is on duty, brother goes to sleep

Examples

Anh ngủ em thức, em trực anh đi nằm, như vậy không công bằngBrother sleeps, sister wakes, sister is on duty, brother goes to sleep, that's not fair

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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 “Anh ngủ em thức, em trực anh đi nằm” mean?

One person is working or on duty while the other is resting Literally: Brother sleeps, sister wakes, sister is on duty, brother goes to sleep

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

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