Đứng núi này, trông núi nọ
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Meaning · English
Be distracted by something else while doing something
Literally: Stand on this mountain, look at that mountain
Examples
Anh ấy đứng núi này, trông núi nọ nên không hoàn thành dự án đúng hạnHe was distracted by something else, so he didn't finish the project on time
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 2026-08-09; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Đứng núi này, trông núi nọ” mean?
Be distracted by something else while doing something Literally: Stand on this mountain, look at that mountain
Is “Đứng núi này, trông núi nọ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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