Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đêm tàn canh lụn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Everything is lost or destroyed

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mọi thứ đều bị mất hoặc phá hủy

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Literally: night worn out, watch broken

Examples

Sau cơn bão, ngôi nhà của họ đã trở thành đống đổ nát, đêm tàn canh lụn.After the storm, their house was reduced to a pile of rubble, everything was lost.

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Sources & notes

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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đêm tàn canh lụn” mean?

Everything is lost or destroyed Literally: night worn out, watch broken

Is “Đêm tàn canh lụn” formal or informal?

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

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