Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

sống lâu biết nhiều sự lạ

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Meaning · English

The longer you live, the more unusual things you will experience.

Literally: live long know many strange things

Examples

Ông bà tôi đã sống lâu biết nhiều sự lạ trong đời.My grandparents have experienced many unusual things in their lives.

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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 lâu biết nhiều sự lạ” mean?

The longer you live, the more unusual things you will experience. Literally: live long know many strange things

Is “sống lâu biết nhiều sự lạ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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