núi ai đắp mà cao, bể ai đào mà sâu
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Meaning · English
Who banked the mountain so high, who dug the sea so deep — the rhetorical awe that opens the oldest verses.
Literally: who piled the peak high, who dug the sea deep
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 “núi ai đắp mà cao, bể ai đào mà sâu” mean?
Who banked the mountain so high, who dug the sea so deep — the rhetorical awe that opens the oldest verses. Literally: who piled the peak high, who dug the sea deep
Is “núi ai đắp mà cao, bể ai đào mà sâu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.