ngắn hai dài một
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Meaning · English
Some things are better left unsaid
Literally: short two long one
Examples
Khi nói chuyện với anh ấy, tôi nhớ ngắn hai dài một để tránh tranh cãi.When talking to him, I remember to shorten two and lengthen one to avoid arguing.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “ngắn hai dài một” mean?
Some things are better left unsaid Literally: short two long one
Is “ngắn hai dài một” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.