đi bộ thì khiếp Hải Vân, đi thuyền thì khiếp sóng Thần, hang Dơi. Yêu nhau cho thịt cho xôi, ghét nhau đưa đến Kim Bôi, hạ Bì
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Meaning · English
Love and hate can lead to extreme actions
Literally: fear Hai Van when walking, fear God's wave when sailing, Doi cave; love to give meat and rice, hate to send to Kim Boi, Bi village
Examples
Anh ấy yêu em ấy quá mức, đi bộ thì khiếp Hải Vân, đi thuyền thì khiếp sóng Thần, hang DơiHe loved her so much, it was like fearing Hai Van when walking, fearing God's wave when sailing, Doi cave
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đi bộ thì khiếp Hải Vân, đi thuyền thì khiếp sóng Thần, hang Dơi. Yêu nhau cho thịt cho xôi, ghét nhau đưa đến Kim Bôi, hạ Bì” mean?
Love and hate can lead to extreme actions Literally: fear Hai Van when walking, fear God's wave when sailing, Doi cave; love to give meat and rice, hate to send to Kim Boi, Bi village
Is “đi bộ thì khiếp Hải Vân, đi thuyền thì khiếp sóng Thần, hang Dơi. Yêu nhau cho thịt cho xôi, ghét nhau đưa đến Kim Bôi, hạ Bì” formal or informal?
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