Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

chết trẻ khỏe ma, chết già lú lẩn

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Meaning · English

Die young, a nimble ghost; die old, a muddled one — mortality's consolation for the early-taken.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cái chết ở tuổi trẻ có thể là một ơn huệ

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Literally: young dead, sprightly ghost; old dead, addled

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 “chết trẻ khỏe ma, chết già lú lẩn” mean?

Die young, a nimble ghost; die old, a muddled one — mortality's consolation for the early-taken. Literally: young dead, sprightly ghost; old dead, addled

Is “chết trẻ khỏe ma, chết già lú lẩn” formal or informal?

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

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