ngó lên nuộc lạt mái nhà, bao nhiêu nuộc lạt nhớ ông bà bấy nhiêu
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Meaning · English
Look up at the lashings of the roof — as many knots as there are, that many times I miss my grandparents.
Literally: gazing at the roof-lashings: so many knots, so much remembering
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ngó lên nuộc lạt mái nhà, bao nhiêu nuộc lạt nhớ ông bà bấy nhiêu” mean?
Look up at the lashings of the roof — as many knots as there are, that many times I miss my grandparents. Literally: gazing at the roof-lashings: so many knots, so much remembering
Is “ngó lên nuộc lạt mái nhà, bao nhiêu nuộc lạt nhớ ông bà bấy nhiêu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.