Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Người đời khác thể là hoa, sớm còn, tối mất, nở ra lại tàn

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Life is fleeting and ephemeral

Literally: People's lives are like flowers, existing in the morning, gone by night, blooming then withering

Examples

Cuộc sống của con người thật ngắn ngủi, như người xưa đã nói: 'Người đời khác thể là hoa, sớm còn, tối mất, nở ra lại tàn'Human life is really short, as the ancients said: 'People's lives are like flowers, existing in the morning, gone by night, blooming then withering'

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

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 “Người đời khác thể là hoa, sớm còn, tối mất, nở ra lại tàn” mean?

Life is fleeting and ephemeral Literally: People's lives are like flowers, existing in the morning, gone by night, blooming then withering

Is “Người đời khác thể là hoa, sớm còn, tối mất, nở ra lại tàn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time