Miếng ngon nhớ lâu, điều đau nhớ đời

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Meaning · English

Pleasant experiences are remembered for a long time, painful ones forever

Literally: Delicious food remembers long, painful thing remembers life

Examples

Bà vẫn nhớ câu nói của mẹ mình: 'Miếng ngon nhớ lâu, điều đau nhớ đời'She still remembers her mother's saying: 'Miếng ngon nhớ lâu, điều đau nhớ đời'

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Miếng ngon nhớ lâu, điều đau nhớ đời” mean?

Pleasant experiences are remembered for a long time, painful ones forever Literally: Delicious food remembers long, painful thing remembers life

Is “Miếng ngon nhớ lâu, điều đau nhớ đời” formal or informal?

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

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