miếng ngon nhớ lâu, nhời đau nhớ đời
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
The delicious is remembered long; the wounding word, for life — the tongue's two aftertastes.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “miếng ngon nhớ lâu, nhời đau nhớ đời” mean?
The delicious is remembered long; the wounding word, for life — the tongue's two aftertastes. Literally: tasty morsel long recalled; painful word recalled for life
Is “miếng ngon nhớ lâu, nhời đau nhớ đời” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.