nõn-nường, trăm cái đầu giường, nghìn cái đầu tay
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Meaning · English
Many problems arise when starting a new venture
Literally: a hundred bed heads, a thousand hand heads
Examples
Khi mới bắt đầu làm ăn, tôi gặp phải nõn-nường, trăm cái đầu giường, nghìn cái đầu tay.When I first started doing business, I encountered many problems.
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “nõn-nường, trăm cái đầu giường, nghìn cái đầu tay” mean?
Many problems arise when starting a new venture Literally: a hundred bed heads, a thousand hand heads
Is “nõn-nường, trăm cái đầu giường, nghìn cái đầu tay” formal or informal?
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