Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested 18+

phục dược bách lỏa, bất như độc ngọa

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Meaning · English

A hundred pills are less than sleeping alone — the physician's bluntest prescription for长 life.

Literally: swallow a hundred pills — not like lying alone

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.

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What does “phục dược bách lỏa, bất như độc ngọa” mean?

A hundred pills are less than sleeping alone — the physician's bluntest prescription for长 life. Literally: swallow a hundred pills — not like lying alone

Is “phục dược bách lỏa, bất như độc ngọa” formal or informal?

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