Ngày thời còn mải đi chơi, tối lặn mặt trời đổ thóc vào rang

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Meaning · English

Youth is wasted on leisure, old age is spent on hard work

Literally: When the sun is high, one is busy playing, when the sun sets, one pours rice into the pot to cook

Examples

Tôi nhớ ông nội thường nói ngày thời còn mải đi chơi, tối lặn mặt trời đổ thóc vào rangI remember my grandfather often saying youth is wasted on leisure, old age is spent on hard work

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ngày thời còn mải đi chơi, tối lặn mặt trời đổ thóc vào rang” mean?

Youth is wasted on leisure, old age is spent on hard work Literally: When the sun is high, one is busy playing, when the sun sets, one pours rice into the pot to cook

Is “Ngày thời còn mải đi chơi, tối lặn mặt trời đổ thóc vào rang” formal or informal?

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