hơn một ngày hay một trước

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Meaning · English

Better late than never

Literally: more one day or one before

Examples

Hơn một ngày hay một trước, anh ấy cuối cùng cũng đã đếnBetter late than never, he finally arrived

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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 “hơn một ngày hay một trước” mean?

Better late than never Literally: more one day or one before

Is “hơn một ngày hay một trước” formal or informal?

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