Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

một nắng hai sương

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Enduring long, hard toil — usually of farmers or laborers working from before dawn to after dusk.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: One sun, two dews (out before the morning dew dries and after the evening dew falls).

How to use it

✓ Use it when

Honoring hard manual labor and sacrifice, often of parents.

✗ Avoid it when

Ironic use can read as disrespectful of laborers.

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Bố mẹ một nắng hai sương nuôi con ăn học.Through one sun and two dews, our parents toiled to put us through school.

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Topics: Sun & moon

Common questions

What does “một nắng hai sương” mean?

Enduring long, hard toil — usually of farmers or laborers working from before dawn to after dusk. Literally: One sun, two dews (out before the morning dew dries and after the evening dew falls).

Is “một nắng hai sương” formal or informal?

một nắng hai sương is generally neutral; connotation: respectful, tender.