hành thuyền kị mã tam phân mạng
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Meaning · English
Boat and saddle carry three parts of your life — travel by water or horse, and hold the other seven tight.
Literally: sailing and riding: three-tenths of a life
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “hành thuyền kị mã tam phân mạng” mean?
Boat and saddle carry three parts of your life — travel by water or horse, and hold the other seven tight. Literally: sailing and riding: three-tenths of a life
Is “hành thuyền kị mã tam phân mạng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.