Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Giường sáu thước hai, quan tài sáu thước mốt

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Life and death are predetermined

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sự sống và cái chết được định sẵn

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Literally: six-foot bed, seven-foot coffin

Examples

Sự sống của con người là như vậy, giường sáu thước hai, quan tài sáu thước mốt.Human life is like that, a six-foot bed, a seven-foot coffin.

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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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Giường sáu thước hai, quan tài sáu thước mốt” mean?

Life and death are predetermined Literally: six-foot bed, seven-foot coffin

Is “Giường sáu thước hai, quan tài sáu thước mốt” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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