Ngựa long cong ngựa cũng đến bến, voi thủng thỉnh voi cũng đến đò

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Meaning · English

Everyone will reach their destination eventually

Literally: Horse walks slowly horse also reaches dock, elephant walks slowly elephant also reaches ferry

Examples

Mặc dù anh ấy học chậm, nhưng ngựa long cong ngựa cũng đến bếnAlthough he learns slowly, he will still reach his goal

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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 “Ngựa long cong ngựa cũng đến bến, voi thủng thỉnh voi cũng đến đò” mean?

Everyone will reach their destination eventually Literally: Horse walks slowly horse also reaches dock, elephant walks slowly elephant also reaches ferry

Is “Ngựa long cong ngựa cũng đến bến, voi thủng thỉnh voi cũng đến đò” formal or informal?

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