năm ngón tay có ngón dài ngón ngắn
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Meaning · English
Five fingers on one hand, some long, some short — even siblings of one palm differ.
Literally: five fingers: long ones and short ones
Examples
Năm ngón tay có ngón dài ngón ngắn.One hand, five unequal fingers.
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 “năm ngón tay có ngón dài ngón ngắn” mean?
Five fingers on one hand, some long, some short — even siblings of one palm differ. Literally: five fingers: long ones and short ones
Is “năm ngón tay có ngón dài ngón ngắn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.