Đi lâu mới biết đường dài, ở lâu mới biết con người phải chăng
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Meaning · English
Time reveals a person's true nature
Literally: going far to know the long road, living long to know if people are genuine
Examples
Đi lâu mới biết đường dài, ở lâu mới biết con người phải chăng, nên anh ấy mới hiểu được tính cách của đồng nghiệpIt takes time to know if people are genuine, so he only understood his colleagues' personalities after a while
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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.
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Common questions
What does “Đi lâu mới biết đường dài, ở lâu mới biết con người phải chăng” mean?
Time reveals a person's true nature Literally: going far to know the long road, living long to know if people are genuine
Is “Đi lâu mới biết đường dài, ở lâu mới biết con người phải chăng” formal or informal?
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