ba mươi tuổi, sáu mươi quen
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Thirty years old, sixty acquaintances deep — each year of age compounds the ledger of faces.
Literally: thirty in years, sixty in acquaintance
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ba mươi tuổi, sáu mươi quen” mean?
Thirty years old, sixty acquaintances deep — each year of age compounds the ledger of faces. Literally: thirty in years, sixty in acquaintance
Is “ba mươi tuổi, sáu mươi quen” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.