Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

nhứt dạ sanh bá kế

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Meaning · English

One night breeds a hundred schemes — the sleepless heart is a workshop of plots.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: one night begets a hundred stratagems

Examples

Đêm nằm nghĩ đủ mưu, nhứt dạ sanh bá kế.A sleepless night breeds a hundred schemes.

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 “nhứt dạ sanh bá kế” mean?

One night breeds a hundred schemes — the sleepless heart is a workshop of plots. Literally: one night begets a hundred stratagems

Is “nhứt dạ sanh bá kế” formal or informal?

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

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