Nín náu mồng chín, đụn địn mồng mười, sợ chị em cười ở đến ngày mười một
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Meaning · English
To delay or procrastinate until it's too late
Literally: Hide on the 9th, wait on the 10th, fear siblings' laughter until the 11th
Examples
Anh ấy nín náu mồng chín, đụn địn mồng mười, sợ chị em cười ở đến ngày mười một nên không kịp chuẩn bị cho kỳ thiHe delayed until it was too late, so he wasn't ready for the exam
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Nín náu mồng chín, đụn địn mồng mười, sợ chị em cười ở đến ngày mười một” mean?
To delay or procrastinate until it's too late Literally: Hide on the 9th, wait on the 10th, fear siblings' laughter until the 11th
Is “Nín náu mồng chín, đụn địn mồng mười, sợ chị em cười ở đến ngày mười một” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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