Quýt chín chẳng rụng thì rơi, cam sành không rụng để đời trên cây

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Meaning · English

Everyone will eventually die, no matter how hard they try to stay alive

Literally: Ripe quince doesn't fall, it drops; soursop doesn't fall, it stays on tree forever

Examples

Mặc dù ông đã sống rất lâu, nhưng như người xưa nói: 'Quýt chín chẳng rụng thì rơi, cam sành không rụng để đời trên cây'Although he lived very long, but as the old saying goes: 'Quince doesn't fall, it drops; soursop doesn't fall, it stays on tree forever'

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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.

Common questions

What does “Quýt chín chẳng rụng thì rơi, cam sành không rụng để đời trên cây” mean?

Everyone will eventually die, no matter how hard they try to stay alive Literally: Ripe quince doesn't fall, it drops; soursop doesn't fall, it stays on tree forever

Is “Quýt chín chẳng rụng thì rơi, cam sành không rụng để đời trên cây” formal or informal?

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