giời còn rộng, đất còn dài
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Meaning · English
There are still many opportunities and possibilities in life.
Literally: sky still wide, earth still long
Examples
Còn trẻ thì thất bại vài lần không sao, giời còn rộng, đất còn dài mà.It's okay to fail a few times when you're young, there are still many opportunities in life.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). 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 “giời còn rộng, đất còn dài” mean?
There are still many opportunities and possibilities in life. Literally: sky still wide, earth still long
Is “giời còn rộng, đất còn dài” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.