nhẫn nhứt thì chi khí, miễn bá nhựt chi ưu

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Meaning · English

Swallow one moment's anger, spare a hundred days' grief — the exchange rate of forbearance.

Literally: endure one hour's temper, avoid a hundred days' sorrow

Examples

Nhẫn nhứt thì chi khí, miễn bá nhựt chi ưu — bỏ qua đi.One swallowed flare of temper buys a hundred quiet days — let it go.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nhẫn nhứt thì chi khí, miễn bá nhựt chi ưu” mean?

Swallow one moment's anger, spare a hundred days' grief — the exchange rate of forbearance. Literally: endure one hour's temper, avoid a hundred days' sorrow

Is “nhẫn nhứt thì chi khí, miễn bá nhựt chi ưu” formal or informal?

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