Khi thương nhau ngóng trông làu lạu, khi ghét nhau mặt cạu làm ngơ

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Meaning · English

When in love, people eagerly await each other, but when in hatred, they coldly ignore each other

Literally: When loving each other look forward to eagerly, when hating each other face angrily ignore

Examples

Anh ấy luôn nhớ nhung người yêu, nhưng khi chia tay thì khi thương nhau ngóng trông làu lạu, khi ghét nhau mặt cạu làm ngơHe always remembered his lover, but after breaking up, it was a case of when in love, they eagerly awaited each other, but when in hatred, they coldly ignored each other

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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.

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What does “Khi thương nhau ngóng trông làu lạu, khi ghét nhau mặt cạu làm ngơ” mean?

When in love, people eagerly await each other, but when in hatred, they coldly ignore each other Literally: When loving each other look forward to eagerly, when hating each other face angrily ignore

Is “Khi thương nhau ngóng trông làu lạu, khi ghét nhau mặt cạu làm ngơ” formal or informal?

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