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.
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.