nan huinh nan đệ
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Hard to find such a brother, hard such a younger — sibling excellence in matched pairs is rarest of all.
Khó tìm được người anh em như vậy, khó tìm được người em trai như vậy — sự xuất sắc trong các cặp đôi là hiếm nhất
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “nan huinh nan đệ” mean?
Hard to find such a brother, hard such a younger — sibling excellence in matched pairs is rarest of all. Literally: difficult elder brother, difficult younger
Is “nan huinh nan đệ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.