hải đường là ngọn đông lân
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Meaning · English
The crabapple bends its crown toward the eastern neighbor — a beauty inclining toward an admirer; from Truyện Kiều.
Literally: the hải đường leans its tip east
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “hải đường là ngọn đông lân” mean?
The crabapple bends its crown toward the eastern neighbor — a beauty inclining toward an admirer; from Truyện Kiều. Literally: the hải đường leans its tip east
Is “hải đường là ngọn đông lân” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.