nắm tay đến tối, duỗi tay đến sáng
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Meaning · English
Help someone until they can stand on their own
Literally: hold hands to evening, stretch arm to morning
Examples
Gia đình cần nắm tay đến tối, duỗi tay đến sáng để con tự lậpThe family needs to hold hands to evening, stretch arm to morning to help their child become independent
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “nắm tay đến tối, duỗi tay đến sáng” mean?
Help someone until they can stand on their own Literally: hold hands to evening, stretch arm to morning
Is “nắm tay đến tối, duỗi tay đến sáng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.