Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nhơn tình khan lảnh noản, diện thượng trục cao đê

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Meaning · English

Feeling reads warm-and-cold; faces track high-and-low — affection recalibrated daily to your fortunes.

Literally: human feeling reads cold or warm; the face follows rank

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 “nhơn tình khan lảnh noản, diện thượng trục cao đê” mean?

Feeling reads warm-and-cold; faces track high-and-low — affection recalibrated daily to your fortunes. Literally: human feeling reads cold or warm; the face follows rank

Is “nhơn tình khan lảnh noản, diện thượng trục cao đê” formal or informal?

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

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