sống canh cửa Tràng-tiền, chết bộ-hạ Trung-hiền
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Meaning · English
Enjoy life's luxuries while you can
Literally: live at the gate of Tràng-tiền, die at the foot of Trung-hiền
Examples
Ông sống canh cửa Tràng-tiền, chết bộ-hạ Trung-hiền, không ai sánh đượcHe enjoyed life's luxuries while he could, no one can compare to him
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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 “sống canh cửa Tràng-tiền, chết bộ-hạ Trung-hiền” mean?
Enjoy life's luxuries while you can Literally: live at the gate of Tràng-tiền, die at the foot of Trung-hiền
Is “sống canh cửa Tràng-tiền, chết bộ-hạ Trung-hiền” formal or informal?
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