Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

nói trước quên sau

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Meaning · English

Saying it first, forgetting it after — memory expiring at the end of the sentence.

Literally: speak before, forget after

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nói trước quên sau” mean?

Saying it first, forgetting it after — memory expiring at the end of the sentence. Literally: speak before, forget after

Is “nói trước quên sau” formal or informal?

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

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