Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nhân lão tâm bất lão

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Meaning · English

The person ages; the heart does not — the calendar stops at the skin.

Literally: person old, heart not old

Examples

Nhân lão tâm bất lão.The body ages, the heart declines to.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nhân lão tâm bất lão” mean?

The person ages; the heart does not — the calendar stops at the skin. Literally: person old, heart not old

Is “nhân lão tâm bất lão” formal or informal?

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

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