Đi lên năm, về lên mười
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Meaning · English
To improve or increase gradually
Literally: go up five, return up ten
Examples
Kinh doanh của anh ấy đi lên năm, về lên mười sau khi mở rộng thị trườngHis business improved gradually after expanding the market
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 lên năm, về lên mười” mean?
To improve or increase gradually Literally: go up five, return up ten
Is “Đi lên năm, về lên mười” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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