sống lâu lên lão làng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Live long enough, become the village elder — seniority as an automatic promotion.
Literally: long life ascends to village elder
Examples
Sống lâu lên lão làng thôi mà.Just seniority doing its work — live long, outrank everyone.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “sống lâu lên lão làng” mean?
Live long enough, become the village elder — seniority as an automatic promotion. Literally: long life ascends to village elder
Is “sống lâu lên lão làng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.