Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

bảy mươi học bảy mươi mốt

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Meaning · English

Seventy still learns from seventy-one — there is no age past apprenticeship.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: seventy studies under seventy-one

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 “bảy mươi học bảy mươi mốt” mean?

Seventy still learns from seventy-one — there is no age past apprenticeship. Literally: seventy studies under seventy-one

Is “bảy mươi học bảy mươi mốt” formal or informal?

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

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